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Treatment with selumetinib preserves cardiac function and improves survival in cardiomyopathy caused by mutation in the lamin A/C gene.
Cardiovascular research - 1 Feb 2012
Muchir Antoine, Reilly Sarah A, Wu Wei, Iwata Shinichi, Homma Shunichi, Bonne Gisèle, Worman Howard J
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AIMS: Mutations in A-type nuclear lamins gene, LMNA, lead to a dilated cardiomyopathy. We have reported abnormal activation of the extracellular signal-regulated kinase1/2 (ERK1/2) signalling in hearts from Lmna(H222P/H222P) mice, which develop dilated cardiomyopathy. We therefore determined whether an inhibitor of ERK1/2 signalling that has been investigated in clinical trials for cancer has the potential to be...
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