Read more Wellcome Trust Sanger Institute stories on Newserhttp://www.newser.com/taggrid/37719/wellcome-trust-sanger-institute.htmlhttp://img1-cdn.newser.com/images/newser-black250x40.gifhttp://www.newser.com/2012 - Newseren-usNewser Feed GeneratorFri, 25 May 2012 23:40:13 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/48284/heart-time-bomb-ticking-for-60m.htmlPeter Fearon<img src='http://img2-cdn.newser.com/getimage.aspx?mediaid=172983&width=45&height=45&crop=Y&updateddate=20110331233826' border='0' />Scientists have discovered a mutant gene carried by 1% of the population which almost guarantees heart disease in later life, reports the BBC. Some 60 million people have the genetic time bomb, including 4% of the total population of India. The gene increases the risk of heart disease sevenfold, according...A heart attack victim receives emergency treatment. Scientists have discovered a mutant gene which causes heart disease and is carried by 60M people.http://www.newser.com/story/48284/heart-time-bomb-ticking-for-60m.htmlMon, 19 Jan 2009 05:50:00 CST