Genetic material contributes to drug development against heart disease

HDL is known as “good cholesterol”: it reduces the risk of cardiovascular disease. You can compare HDL with a truck in waste combustion. Some families are naturally rich in HDL in the blood. Study of their genetic material can contribute to the development of new drugs that raise HDL. HDL is known as “good cholesterol”: it reduces the risk of cardiovascular disease. You can compare HDL with a truck in waste combustion. Some families are naturally rich in HDL in the blood. Study of their genetic material can contribute to the development of new drugs that raise HDL.

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