In a landmark study led by the University of Maryland School of Medicine, researchers discovered for the first time that a certain kind of protein similar to hemoglobin, called cytoglobin, plays an important role in the development of the heart.
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<p>In a landmark study led by the University of Maryland School of Medicine, researchers discovered for the first time that a certain kind of protein similar to hemoglobin, called cytoglobin, plays an important role in the development of the heart. Specifically, it affects the correct left-right pattern of the heart and other asymmetric organs. The findings, published today in the journal <a href="https://www.nature.com/articles/s41467-023-43544-0"><em>Nature Communications</em></a><em>,</em> could eventually lead to the development of new therapeutic interventions to alter the processes that lead to these defects.</p>
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