When it comes to cholesterol and heart health, it’s important to have low levels of “bad” cholesterol, and high levels of “good” cholesterol. But for one man, “good” wasn’t good enough, and that finding could someday change how doctors treat high cholesterol.
– When it comes to cholesterol and heart health, we’ve heard from doctors over recent years how it’s important to have low levels of LDL, or “bad” cholesterol, and high levels of HDL, or “good” cholesterol.
Marcus Wright, 41, eats right and has been active his whole life. But at age 27, after finishing a long run, he felt pressure in his chest. When it didn’t go away, he drove himself to the hospital. After a quick test, even the ER doctor was shocked. Sara Koenig, a researcher at The Ohio State University, and her colleagues had identified a rare genetic mutation that effects how so-called “good” cholesterol works in the body.The researchers asked Wright if they could test his DNA and he agreed.
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