Short stature, higher heart risk
Height genes linked to cholesterol, study finds
By Marilynn Marchione - AP Chief Medical Writer
Published: April 14, 2015
Short people have more risk for heart disease, and now researchers may know why: Genes that govern height also seem to affect cholesterol, especially in men...
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heart disease
James Stein
New England Journal
University of Wisconsin
University of Leicester
high blood pressure
heart attacks
heart attack
diabetes
coronary artery disease
University of Wisconsin
British Heart Foundation
University of Leicester in England
Nilesh Samani
Marilynn Marchione
preventive cardiologist
Wisconsin
The New England Journal of Medicine

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