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Getting Closer to Understanding Sudden Cardiac Death (Spindler Lab and Kuster Lab)

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Researchers have described previously unknown mechanisms of a heart disease. (Image: iStock)

The heart disease arrhythmogenic cardiomyopathy can lead to sudden death, particularly affecting young athletes. Researchers at the University of Basel have now genetically modified mice, which develop a similar disease to that found in humans. This allowed the team to identify previously unknown mechanisms and potential therapeutic targets.

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