Celera Hopes to Translate Genetic Heart Disease Research Into Diagnostic Tool

Jan 22, 2008

NEW YORK (GenomeWeb News) – Three soon-to-be published studies suggest that a polymorphism in KIF6, a gene encoding a kinesin-like protein in the molecular motor family, increases the risk of coronary heart disease, Celera announced yesterday.

Celera subsidiary Berkeley HeartLab is developing a laboratory test, which it expects to launch in the coming months, for the gene variant.

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