April 24, 2025

One diagnosis, nine lives saved: Genetic testing alerts family to lurking danger

When Matt Herlevic’s infant son was rushed to the hospital with a life-threatening aortic aneurysm, it set off a chain of genetic testing that revealed a hidden danger running through their family. Thanks to the expertise of Dr. Dianna Milewicz…


December 18, 2023

ASHG honors Milewicz with Advocacy Award

The American Society of Human Genetics (ASHG) has named Dianna Milewicz, MD, PhD, professor and President George Bush Chair in Cardiovascular Medicine, as the 2023 recipient of its Advocacy Award. The Advocacy Award is bestowed upon individuals or a group of individuals…


October 3, 2023

Researchers uncover why a gene mutant causes young children to have strokes

A discovery of a mutation in the gene ACTA2 has given researchers, led by Dianna Milewicz, MD, PhD, with UTHealth Houston, insight into understanding the cause of a rare and progressive problem with arteries in the brain and a cause…


August 30, 2023

Genetic mutation can lead to coronary artery disease at young age

A novel molecular pathway to explain how a mutation in the gene ACTA2 can cause individuals in their 30s – with normal cholesterol levels and no other risk factors — to develop coronary artery disease has been identified, according to…


July 24, 2023

Researchers uncover how a genetic mutation can cause individuals with normal cholesterol levels to develop coronary artery disease at a young age

A novel molecular pathway to explain how a mutation in the gene ACTA2 can cause individuals in their 30s – with normal cholesterol levels and no other risk factors — to develop coronary artery disease has been identified, according to…