Can gene therapy trial offer new hope to heart patients?

2013-05-03 00:00:00

Until now, there's been no way to restore the heart's function once it fails. But a trial in London that will inject healthy DNA into patients' hearts to reinvigorate the dying cells could transform patients' lives. Researchers at Imperial College London are working on understanding the gene that controls calcium levels in heart cells.

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Until now, there's been no way to restore the heart's function once it fails. But a trial in London that will inject healthy DNA into patients' hearts to reinvigorate the dying cells could transform patients' lives. Researchers at Imperial College London are working on understanding the gene that controls calcium levels in heart cells.

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