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Paclitaxel mitigates structural alterations and cardiac conduction system defects in a mouse model of Hutchinson-Gilford progeria syndrome.
Cardiovascular research - 29 Jan 2022
Macías Álvaro, Díaz-Larrosa J Jaime, Blanco Yaazan, Fanjul Víctor, González-Gómez Cristina, Gonzalo Pilar, Andrés-Manzano María Jesús, da Rocha Andre Monteiro, Ponce-Balbuena Daniela, Allan Andrew, Filgueiras-Rama David, Jalife José, Andrés Vicente
Abstract excerpt
AIMS: Hutchinson-Gilford progeria syndrome (HGPS) is an ultrarare laminopathy caused by expression of progerin, a lamin A variant, also present at low levels in non-HGPS individuals. HGPS patients age and die prematurely, predominantly from cardiovascular complications. Progerin-induced cardiac repolarization defects have been described previously, although the underlying mechanisms are unknown. METHODS AND...
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