Common Genetic Mutation In Breast Cancer May Point To New Treatments For Heart Diseas
 

A genetic mutation implicated in breast and ovarian cancers could also have a role in causing heart failure, according to a new study reported at the 95th annual Clinical Congress of the American College of Surgeons. The researchers, led by Subodh Verma, MD, PhD, FRCSC, FAHA, report that mutation of the BRCA1 gene, long linked to breast cancers, also disrupts the normal replacement cycle of heart muscle cells in laboratory mice.

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