Blood test could predict who is most at risk from common inherited heart condition
Exclusive: Scientists find a way to forecast hypertrophic cardiomyopathy, which affects millions worldwideScientists are developing a simple blood test to predict who is most at risk from the world’s most common inherited heart condition.Millions of people worldwide have hypertrophic...
<p>Exclusive: Scientists find a way to forecast hypertrophic cardiomyopathy, which affects millions worldwide</p><p>Scientists are developing a simple blood test to predict who is most at risk from the world’s most common inherited heart condition.</p><p>Millions of people worldwide have hypertrophic cardiomyopathy (HCM), a disease of the heart muscle where the wall of the heart becomes thickened. It is caused by a change in one or more genes and mostly passed on through families.</p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/society/2025/dec/25/blood-test-predict-risk-inherited-heart-condition-hypertrophic-cardiomyopathy">Continue reading...</a>
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