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Novel model for cardiomyopathy paves the way for new therapies

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May 29, 2015

A new fruit fly model that captures key metabolic defects associated with cardiomyopathy could translate into more-effective treatments for this potentially deadly heart condition, according to a study conducted by researchers at Sanford-Burnham and the Universidad Autónoma de Madrid in Spain. The findings, published April 9 in Human Molecular Genetics, could also have broader clinical implications for human metabolic diseases affecting other organ systems such as the liver and skeletal muscle. Continue reading “Novel model for cardiomyopathy paves the way for new therapies”