'Gene silencing' may improve treatment of a deadly complication of liver disease
Wednesday, May 27, 2009 - 17:35
in Health & Medicine
A technique that `silences,` or turns off, genes shows promise as a potential new treatment for liver fibrosis - the disease that leads to cirrhosis - scientists in Tennessee are reporting. Their study is scheduled for the June 1 issue of ACS` Molecular Pharmaceutics. Cirrhosis is the 12th leading cause of death in the United States.