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Cardiac disease treatments could get help from patient-derived stem cells

Skin cells from a patient with an inherited heart disease were the seeds of a stem cell experiment that could help researchers test specific treatments for the disease, known as long QT syndrome. The research ...

Medicine & Health / Medical research

created Jan 17, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Research findings key for understanding, interpreting genetic testing for long QT syndrome

Results of a long QT syndrome (LQTS) study published in the current issue of Circulation play an important role in understanding genetic testing's role in diagnosing disease, according to the senior author, Michael Ackerman, ...

Medicine & Health / Genetics

created Nov 05, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0