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Characterization of the GNAQ promoter and association of increased Gq expression with cardiac hypertrophy in humans.
European heart journal - 1 Apr 2008
Frey Ulrich H, Lieb Wolfgang, Erdmann Jeanette, Savidou Danai, Heusch Gerd, Leineweber Kirsten, Jakob Heinz, Hense Hans-Werner, Löwel Hannelore, Brockmeyer Norbert H, Schunkert Heribert, Siffert Winfried
Abstract excerpt
AIMS: Transgenic mice with cardiac overexpression of Gq develop cardiac hypertrophy, apoptosis, and heart failure. Similar mechanisms may contribute to human left ventricular hypertrophy (LVH). However, mechanisms regulating transcription of the human GNAQ gene encoding the Gq protein are unknown...
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