Heterozygous disruption of SERCA2a is not associated with impairment of cardiac performance in humans: implications for SERCA2a as a therapeutic target in heart failure.

OBJECTIVE: To verify whether a deficiency in the cardiac sarcoplasmic reticulum pump SERCA2a causes cardiac dysfunction in humans. DESIGN: Cardiac performance was measured in a serendipitous human model of primary SERCA2a deficiency, Darier's disease, an autosomal dominant skin disorder caused...

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Main Authors: Mayosi, B, Kardos, A, Davies, C, Gumedze, F, Hovnanian, A, Burge, S, Watkins, H
Format: Journal article
Language:English
Published: 2006