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Racing the clock to help young patients with old hearts
(University of Maryland) University of Maryland biologists used induced plenipotent stem cell technology to discover a destructive cellular process in progeria, a rare genetic disorder that causes premature aging. Patients die in their teens of heart disease or stroke. Assistant professor Kan Cao discovered that progerin, a toxic protein, causes smooth muscle cells in patients' arteries to self-destruct. The finding speeds testing of progeria treatments and could shed light on normal aging.
Source: EurekAlert! - Social and Behavioral Science - May 19, 2014 Category: Global & Universal Source Type: news