by Centro Nacional de Investigaciones Cardiovasculares Carlos III (F.S.P.) Individuals who carry the APOE4 gene variant have an elevated riskof developing subclinical atherosclerosis in middle age, whereas carriers of the variant APOE2 are protected. Credit: CNICScientists at the Centro Nacional de Investigaciones Cardiovasculares (CNIC) in Madrid have found that one of the most potent genetic...