Dr. Valentina Lo Sardo and team find hidden genetic clues upping cardiovascular disease risk

UW researchers led by stem cell scientist Valentina Lo Sardo have found that cells carrying specific alterations in human chromosome 9 are more prone to calcification. Understanding how the change in the genome increases risk for coronary artery disease is a step toward potentially preventing its damaging effects and perhaps one day developing therapeutic strategies to block the risky changes in arteries.

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