Statins could cut heart risk for many more Britons, study suggests

DNA tests might identify 'invisible population' who are not currently seen as in danger

Hundreds of thousands more adults in the UK could benefit from taking statins because their genes put them at high risk of heart disease, research suggests.

Speaking on Wednesday at the UK Biobank conference in London, Prof Sir Peter Donnelly, the founder of the company Genomics Plc, warned of an "invisible population" who are not identified as at risk by current screening programmes because their blood pressure and cholesterol do not raise red flags.