The risk of heart disease could be cut by 40 percent with a rare set of genetic mutations found in fewer than one percent of the population, researchers said Wednesday. The findings in the New England Journal of Medicine show how certain flaws in a gene called APOC3 work to reduce a certain type of fat found in blood, known as triglycerides. About one in 150 people carry one of these four genetic mutations, said the findings based on a study of the DNA ...
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