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KCNJ11 gene knockout of the Kir6.2 KATP channel causes maladaptive remodeling and heart failure in hypertension.
Human molecular genetics - 1 Aug 2006
Kane Garvan C, Behfar Atta, Dyer Roy B, O'Cochlain D Fearghas, Liu Xiao-Ke, Hodgson Denice M, Reyes Santiago, Miki Takashi, Seino Susumu, Terzic Andre
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Heart failure is a growing epidemic, with systemic hypertension a major risk factor for development of disease. However, the molecular determinants that prevent the transition from a state of hypertensive load to that of overt cardiac failure remain largely unknown. Here in experimental hypertens...
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