Certain genetic changes, termed ‘pathogenic variants,’ substantially increase risk for cardiovascular disease and cancer–the leading causes of death — but testing to identify individual carriers is not part of current clinical practice.
Family history misses identifying individuals with high genetic risk of CVD or cancer
Certain genetic changes, termed ‘pathogenic variants,’ substantially increase risk for cardiovascular disease and cancer–the leading causes of death — but testing to identify individual carriers is not part of current clinical practice.