Are Genetic Tests for Atherosclerosis Ready for Routine Clinical Use?

@article{Paynter2016AreGT,
  title={Are Genetic Tests for Atherosclerosis Ready for Routine Clinical Use?},
  author={Nina P Paynter and Paul M. Ridker and Daniel I. Chasman},
  journal={Circulation research},
  year={2016},
  volume={118 4},
  pages={
          607-19
        }
}
In this review, we lay out 3 areas currently being evaluated for incorporation of genetic information into clinical practice related to atherosclerosis. The first, familial hypercholesterolemia, is the clearest case for utility of genetic testing in diagnosis and potentially guiding treatment. Already in use for confirmatory testing of familial hypercholesterolemia and for cascade screening of relatives, genetic testing is likely to expand to help establish diagnoses and facilitate research… 
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