January 28, 2021
First hybrid gene therapy shows early promise in treating long QT syndrome
In a new study published in Circulation, Mayo Clinic researchers provide the first preclinical, proof-of-concept study for hybrid gene therapy in long QT syndrome, a potentially lethal heart rhythm condition. Researchers demonstrated its potential therapeutic efficacy in two in vitro model systems using beating heart cells reengineered from the blood samples of patients with type […]
Tags: #Dr. Michael Ackerman, #gene therapy, #News release, Circulation, congenital heart disease, Genetics, long QT syndrome, mayo clinic, Mayo Clinic Center for Individualized Medicine, Minnesota News Releases
April 13, 2015
Mayo Clinic Launches Eight Genetic Testing Panels for Cardiac Disorders
By Jeff Briggs
Do you come from a family with a history of heart problems? Worried you may have inherited a cardiac condition? There’s great news coming out of Mayo Clinic to aid in diagnosing and managing these complex disorders. It’s just one more example of how all the Mayo Clinic teams are working together to improve the […]
Tags: Brugada syndrome, Cardiac, cardiomyopathy, center for individualized medicine, dilated cardiomopthy, genetic, Genetic Testing, genomic medicine, hypertrophic cardiomyopathy, long QT syndrome, Marfan syndrome, mayo clinic