Pathology

Sequencing Study Links Mutations in Major Heart Muscle Protein to Development of Dilated Cardiomyopathy
British heart disease researchers using advanced gene sequencing techniques have identified mutations in the TTN gene, which encodes the muscle protein titin, linked to development of dilated cardiomyopathy that are different from benign mutations in this gene that are carried by a large percentage of the population. More...26 Jan 2015



Heart Failure Patients’ Blood Glucose Levels Predict Mortality Risk
The prognostic implications of blood glucose on a wide range of outcomes including early mortality, hospitalizations, and incident diabetes diagnoses have not been fully elucidated in acute heart failure syndromes. More...18 Jan 2015


Melanoma Development Linked to Relationship Between Pigment Synthesis and Mitochondrial Function
Development of melanoma, a potentially fatal type of skin cancer, is linked to the direct relationship between pigment production (melanogenesis) and generation of reactive oxygen species by the mitochondria. More...11 Jan 2015
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