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"Genetic Beta Blockade" Identified in Some Blacks
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Title "Genetic Beta Blockade" Identified in Some Blacks
Url http://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/573376?src=rss
Description New research has found that around 40% of blacks carry a genetic variant that acts like a natural beta blocker and seems to protect them after heart failure. Heartwire
Category Articles > Cardiology
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Date Apr 23, 2008
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