An international team of researchers thinks so. They have developed a genetic risk score based on findings from a simple blood or saliva test that, they say, is able to identify people at increased risk for ischemic stroke, one of the leading causes of disability and death worldwide. Researchers published their findings Friday in the journal Nature Communications .
"For common diseases, such as stroke, it is clear that genetics is not destiny," co-author Michael Inouye, of the Baker Heart and Diabetes Institute and University of Cambridge in the U.K., said in a statement. "However, each person does have their own innate risk for any particular disease. The challenge is now how we best incorporate this risk information into clinical practice so that the public can live healthier and longer." Worldwide, stroke ranks second on the list of causes of death and disability, and about 80…
