Examining GWAS-identified loci of interest in predicting coronary events in subjects with known coronary heart disease: the LIPID Genetic Study

现代基因分析能识别出预测未来心脏病发作的基因吗？我们将对4337名已经患有心脏病的患者进行随访，并使用令人兴奋的新技术GWAS（全基因关联研究）的发现来研究他们的整个遗传图谱，从数千种可能性中选择基因标记来识别那些风险最高的人。这将开发出一种风险的遗传标记，并揭示以前未被怀疑的心脏病机制。

Can modern genetic analysis identify the genes which predict future heart attacks? We will follow up 4337 patients who have already suffered a heart attack and use the findings from the exciting new technique of GWAS (Gene wide association studies) to study their whole genetic map, select gene markers from thousands of possibilities to identify those at highest risk. This will develop a genetic markers of risk and shed light on previously unsuspected mechanisms of heart disease.