Abstract
With aging and in cardiac disease, fibrosis caused by collagen deposition is increased, impairing contractility and providing a substrate for arrhythmia. In this study, we set out to identify genetic modifiers of collagen deposition in the heart by exploiting the genetic variability among F2 progeny of 129P2 and FVBN/J mice carrying the Scn5a(tm1Care/+) mutation.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 790-798 |
Number of pages | 9 |
Journal | Circulation : Cardiovascular Genetics |
Volume | 7 |
Issue number | 6 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - 2014 |