Genes and Family History is a Major Risk Factor For Heart
Disease
Heredity and Genes as Cardiac Markers
Statistics have shown that when other members
of your family have or had heart disease your risk of also getting
heart disease is much greater then if you have no family members
with heart disease.
The genes that you inherit from both your parents
influence your susceptibility to develop heart disease.
It is a combination of both parents genes, therefore
siblings of heart patients have greater risks then the children
of heart patients. When calculating your genetic risk factor
profile you have to include uncles and aunts too.
The Genes That Are Risk Factors:
- LDLR- LDL receptor- a mutation of this gene causes
high levels of
LDL
in the blood.
- Apoliprotein E - also affects the LDL levels
- Apoliprotein B-100- causes the LDL to remain in
the blood for lengthy periods of time.
- Apoliprotein(a)-APO (a)- combines with LDL to form
LP(a which is considered by may to be a major risk factor
for heart disease, it is found in the plaque that form the
arteries.
- MTHFR - an enzyme that clears out the homocysteine
from the body
- Apoliprotein A1- this causes low HDL
Through Proper Nutrition and Living a Healthy Active Lifestyle
you can Reduce the Risks you Inherited in your Genes.
The treatment for all genetic risk factors is
to reduce the risk factors that you can control such
as:
When you reduce these major risk factors
you reduce the genetic risk that you inherited. You
gain control over your lives and you avoid heart
disease.
Remember that the risks exacerbated by these gene mutations can
and must be reduced though living an active healthy lifestyle!
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