[abbasmehdi]

A few years ago I saw a story on BBC suggesting a despairing outlook for people of the Indian subcontinent origin (Indian/Pakistani/Bangladeshi - IPB); it was titled "Asian heart disease gene found". It reported that a significant percentage of IPBs have a gene that regardless of lifestyle and/or dietary choices, will kill them rather early [1]. I have not read the actual, grim study.

For non UK audience: Asian == UK term for people of the Indian subcontinent origin

[1] http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/health/7833753.stm

[Harj]

I wasn't aware of this specific gene mutation but research has shown empirically that Indian men are at greater risk of premature heart disease than the average person (one UK study states up to 50% more) even when they were born and grew up in the West.