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Cardiac-specific overexpression of melanoma differentiation-associated gene-5 protects mice from lethal viral myocarditis.
Circulation. Heart failure - 1 Mar 2013
Philip Joseph, Xu Zhaohui, Bowles Neil E, Vallejo Jesus G
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Viral myocarditis is among the most common causes of heart failure in children and young adults. The RNA helicase melanoma differentiation-associated gene-5 (MDA5) is critical for host antiviral responses against members of the Picornaviridae family, such as encephalomyocarditis virus (EMCV). MDA5-knockout mice are highly susceptible to EMCV infection and develop significant myocardial injury and left...
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