Researchers show genetic variant common among Black Americans contributes to large cardiovascular disease burden

Researchers show genetic variant common among Black Americans contributes to large cardiovascular disease burden

Researchers at Brigham and Women’s Hospital and Duke University showed that a genetic variant, present in 3-4% of self-identified Black individuals in the U.S., increases the risk for both heart failure and death and contributes to significant decreases in longevity at the population level

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