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SNTA1 gene rescues ion channel function and is antiarrhythmic in cardiomyocytes derived from induced pluripotent stem cells from muscular dystrophy patients

2022; eLife Sciences Publications Ltd; Volume: 11; Linguagem: Inglês

10.7554/elife.76576

ISSN

2050-084X

Autores

Eric N. Jiménez‐Vázquez, Michael Arad, Álvaro Macías, María Linarejos Vera-Pedrosa, Francisco M. Cruz, Lilian K. Gutiérrez, Ashley J. Cuttitta, André Monteiro da Rocha, Todd J. Herron, Daniela Ponce‐Balbuena, Guadalupe Guerrero‐Serna, Ofer Binah, Daniel E. Michele, José Jalife,

Tópico(s)

Cardiomyopathy and Myosin Studies

Resumo

Patients with cardiomyopathy of Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy (DMD) are at risk of developing life-threatening arrhythmias, but the mechanisms are unknown. We aimed to determine the role of ion channels controlling cardiac excitability in the mechanisms of arrhythmias in DMD patients.

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