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Vav3 proto-oncogene deficiency leads to sympathetic hyperactivity and cardiovascular dysfunction.
Nature medicine - 1 Jul 2006
Sauzeau Vincent, Sevilla María A, Rivas-Elena Juan V, de Alava Enrique, Montero María J, López-Novoa José M, Bustelo Xosé R
Abstract excerpt
Although much is known about environmental factors that predispose individuals to hypertension and cardiovascular disease, little information is available regarding the genetic and signaling events involved. Indeed, few genes associated with the progression of these pathologies have been discovered despite intensive research in animal models and human populations. Here we identify Vav3, a GDP-GTP exchange factor...
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