A single gene mutation 2 million years ago may have made humans prone to heart disease

Cardiovascular diseases are the number one killer in the world – and it turns out we might have a two million year old ancestor to blame. Researchers at the University of California San Diego (UCSD) have pinpointed a single gene that ancient ancestors lost, which appears to have predisposed us as a species towards higher rates of atherosclerosis than other apes and mammals.

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Category: Biology

Tags:

• Cardiovascular
• Evolution
• Genetics
• Heart
• Heart attack
• Human
• UC San Diego

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