By August 23, 2001, the detectives had eliminated thousands of suspects, had taken 3, 321 statements, and were due to wind up the inquiry once again, after finding no DNA matches.

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DeCode researchers spent four years analyzing the DNA of the Arnasons and thousands of other Icelandic heart patients, unearthing a couple of key suspects:two gene variants, previously thought to be involved in asthma, that nearly double the risk of heart attack by boosting levels of a molecule that promotes inflammation of the artery walls.

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An All-Ireland medal would be fitting testimony to McDonald's talent and one suspects, the majority of the neutrals at Croke Park and among the hundreds of thousands watching the game worldwide, will be cheering the blond-haired forward and his team-mates from the west.

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