A 5,300 year old Tryolean Iceman from the Alps has been found to have a genetic disposition to an increased risk of coronary heart disease. The researchers who conducted the whole-genome study of the mummy revealed several single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) that have been linked with modern day cardiovascular disease and that the computed tomography (CT) scans of the Iceman already had revealed major calcification in several major blood vessels, including the ...
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