'Gene silencing' may improve treatment of a deadly complication of liver disease
Monday, June 1, 2009 - 10:00
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 1 June issue of ACS' Molecular Pharmaceutics, a bi-monthly journal. Cirrhosis is the 12th leading cause of death in the United States...