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Generating double knockout mice to model genetic intervention for diabetic cardiomyopathy in humans.
Methods in molecular biology (Clifton, N.J.) - 1 Jan 2014
Chavali Vishalakshi, Nandi Shyam Sundar, Singh Shree Ram, Mishra Paras Kumar
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Diabetes is a rapidly increasing disease that enhances the chances of heart failure twofold to fourfold (as compared to age and sex matched nondiabetics) and becomes a leading cause of morbidity and mortality. There are two broad classifications of diabetes: type1 diabetes (T1D) and type2 diabetes (T2D). Several mice models mimic both T1D and T2D in humans. However, the genetic intervention to ameliorate diabetic...
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