Sekar Kathiresan

Massachusetts General Hospital

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Heart disease is America’s number one killer, and there hasn’t been a major new drug to fight it since statins came on the scene in the 1980’s.

The Heart Disease Gene

Heart disease is America’s number one killer, and there hasn’t been a major new drug to fight it since statins came on the scene in the 1980’s.

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