McGill Aortic Stenosis Study: 200 Genes in Nature Genetics | Canada
McGill-led study in Nature Genetics uncovers 241 AS risk genes, enabling early detection and new therapies amid Canada's aging crisis.
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Dr. James Engert is an Associate Professor in the Department of Medicine at McGill University and a researcher in the Division of Cardiology at the MUHC. His research concerns the genetic etiology of a wide variety of cardiovascular diseases, including myocardial infarction, dilated cardiomyopathy, and aortic stenosis, using modern genomic technologies and statistical methods to discover genes underlying these diseases.
He is affiliated with the Research Institute of the McGill University Health Centre and the Graduate Program in Clinical and Translational Research in the Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences. His areas of expertise include genetic diseases, genetic epidemiology, genetics of cardiovascular diseases, and risk factors altering genetic predisposition.
McGill-led study in Nature Genetics uncovers 241 AS risk genes, enabling early detection and new therapies amid Canada's aging crisis.