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The Canadian Press: Nfld. researchers find gene behind sudden and...

kazam rated 7 months ago
Arrhythmogenic right ventricular cardiomyopathy, or ARVC, is a disease that strikes quickly with few or no symptoms and is difficult to diagnose. It's estimated that 80 per cent of untreated men who carry the gene that triggers ARVC won't survive to the age of 50. "It's a living...

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kazam rated 7 months ago
Arrhythmogenic right ventricular cardiomyopathy, or ARVC, is a disease that strikes quickly with few or no symptoms and is difficult to diagnose. It's estimated that 80 per cent of untreated men who carry the gene that triggers ARVC won't survive to the age of 50. "It's a living laboratory," Young said. "The genetic background of our population is fairly homogenous and our ancestors had fairly similar lifestyles in the fishery, so our environmental exposure and our genetic background is very similar." This is pointing to population in NewFoundLand.