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Gene Therapy for ‘Closed Heart Surgery’ May Reverse Heart Failure

October 7, 2009

Written by Sue · Filed Under Science 


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2 Responses to “Gene Therapy for ‘Closed Heart Surgery’ May Reverse Heart Failure”

  1. Old Man Dotes on October 7th, 2009 11:17 am

    “Another group of hearts were treated with a protein gene that is the cause of failing hearts to contract normally”

    What? Either that’s a typo, or it’s nonsense.

  2. Sue on October 7th, 2009 12:49 pm

    Thanks for the comment OMD, I agree it’s a bit awkwardly worded, but nevertheless, the study was conducted on failed human and rabbit “hearts,” or more accurately, groups of failed heart muscle cells.

    And the study shows great promise for the actual reversal of heart failure in humans, using targeted gene therapies.

    Sue

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