Cholesterol-Related Gene Variants Impart Benefits, Point to New Drugs

A large-scale research effort founded on an analysis of DNA from nearly 300,000 U.S. military veterans has identified beneficial mutations in three genes that modulate cholesterol levels, and which could lead to the development of new or repurposed drugs for treating cardiovascular disease, diabetes, or abdominal aortic aneurysms. The study scientists, led by a group at Stanford University School of Medicine, and the Palo Alto Veteran Affairs Health Care System, have already identified one marke