Women have two X chromosomes, and a normal copy of the gene will override the defective one.

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We counted the number of times we saw a copy of a gene in normal tissue and then in the diseased one, says David Searls, SmithKlines director of bioinformatics.

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In this version of the study, half of the people received the normal photograph, and the other half received a blurry copy of the photograph.

FORBES: Why Do Patients Take Their Doctor's Advice?

Some 600, 000 Americans have the more common form of FH, which is caused by a single bad copy of the cholesterol gene and causes levels of cholesterol that are just above the upper limit of normal.

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