Cause of deadly "curse" - revealed! view story

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theglobeandmail.com — For 12 years researchers have hunted the culprit gene behind the Newfoundland scourge that can stop hearts without warning. But that search is over.

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  1. For at least nine generations a curse of sudden death has stalked families in Newfoundland. In a discovery that is already saving lives and soothing minds, researchers with Memorial University in St. John's have at last identified the precise genetic glitch responsible for centuries of heartbreak on 'The Rock.' "This has caused massive young deaths across the generations... the stories have been recorded in the family bibles," said Kathy Hodgkinson, co-author of the report published Thursday in the American Journal of Human Genetics.

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Markdykeman_24 MarkDykeman submitted this on February 29, 2008.