Mutation in gene that's critical for human development linked to arrhythmia
Tuesday, December 27, 2011 - 15:30
in Biology & Nature
The biologic and genetic mechanisms controlling the formation and function of the cardiac conduction system (CCS) are not well understood, but new research with mice shows that altered function of a gene called Tbx3 interferes with the development of the CCS and causes lethal arrhythmias.