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Effects of mechanical stress and carvedilol in lamin A/C-deficient dilated cardiomyopathy.
Circulation research - 19 Feb 2010
Chandar Suchitra, Yeo Li Sze, Leimena Christiana, Tan Ju-Chiat, Xiao Xiao-Hui, Nikolova-Krstevski Vesna, Yasuoka Yoshinori, Gardiner-Garden Margaret, Wu Jianxin, Kesteven Scott, Karlsdotter Lina, Natarajan Shweta, Carlton Arthur, Rainer Stephen, Feneley Michael P, Fatkin Diane
Abstract excerpt
RATIONALE: Mutations in the LMNA gene, which encodes the nuclear lamina proteins lamin A and lamin C, are the most common cause of familial dilated cardiomyopathy (DCM). Mechanical stress-induced apoptosis has been proposed as the mechanism underpinning DCM in lamin A/C-deficient hearts, but supporting in vivo evidence has been lacking. OBJECTIVE: Our aim was to study interventions to modify mechanical stress in...
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