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Though they may come as a surprise, heart attacks don’t just happen at random—chances are, years of poor diet and not enough exercise set the stage for a heart attack to occur. Over the past few years, researchers have learned that genetics also play a role, discovering variations that increase a person’s chances of having a heart attack.

Now scientists have discovered another mutation that does the opposite: people who have it run a 50 percent lower risk of having a heart attack. They also had lower levels of triglycerides in the blood, both of which might provide a new target for medications intended to prevent heart attacks. The research was published last week [nejm.org] in the New England Journal of Medicine.

http://www.popsci.com/genetic-mutation-could-save-you-from-heart-attack [popsci.com]

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