Gene therapy reprograms scar tissue in damaged hearts into healthy heart muscle

Friday, January 4, 2013 - 16:30 in Health & Medicine

A cocktail of three specific genes can reprogram cells in the scars caused by heart attacks into functioning muscle cells, and the addition of a gene that stimulates the growth of blood vessels enhances that effect, said researchers.

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