Gender-based Difference in Heart Attacks – A Gene May Be Responsible

  Researchers at the University of Florida studied the underlying cause of differences in symptoms of heart attacks among women that eventually lead to undiagnosed and misdiagnosed cardiac conditions among them. The study revealed that RAP1GAP2  – a sex-linked gene –could be a causative factor. Interestingly, the same gene did not cause poor heart outcomes among men. The following figure explains the role of this gene in altering cardiac conditions among women. Further research is needed to understand the precise role of this gene among women from different races and ethnicity.

The motive is to identify all the gene markers and genetic variations responsible for cardiac conditions among women. Could the RAP1GAP2 gene marker predict the anticipated heart attack among women? Reference Dungan JR, Qin X, Gregory SG, Cooper-Dehoff R, Duarte JD, Qin H, et al. Sex-dimorphic gene…