Seminars in Nephrology
Volume 24, Issue 5 , Pages 437-440 , September 2004

New cellular and molecular approaches for the treatment of cardiac disease

Based on a plenary lecture presented at the Third International Congress on Uremia Research, Taormina, Sicily, September, 2003.

  • Laurence Kedes

      Affiliations

    • Institute for Genetic Medicine, Keck School of Medicine, Los Angeles, CA, USA
    • Corresponding Author InformationAddress reprint requests to Laurence Kedes, MD, Institute for Genetic Medicine, Keck School of Medicine, 2250 Alcazar St, Building CSC 240, Los Angeles, CA 90033
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  • Robert Kloner

      Affiliations

    • The Heart Institute, Good Samaritan Hospital, Los Angeles, CA, USA
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  • Kimi Kong

      Affiliations

    • Institute for Genetic Medicine, Keck School of Medicine, Los Angeles, CA, USA
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  • Coralie Poizat

      Affiliations

    • Institute for Genetic Medicine, Keck School of Medicine, Los Angeles, CA, USA
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  • Boris Simkhovich

      Affiliations

    • The Heart Institute, Good Samaritan Hospital, Los Angeles, CA, USA
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  • Tatsuya Iso

      Affiliations

    • Institute for Genetic Medicine, Keck School of Medicine, Los Angeles, CA, USA
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  • Yasuo Hamamori

      Affiliations

    • The Center for Cardiovascular Development, Department of Medicine, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX, USA

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 Supported by grants from the National Institutes of Health.

PII: S0270-9295(04)00093-2

doi: 10.1016/j.semnephrol.2004.06.010

Seminars in Nephrology
Volume 24, Issue 5 , Pages 437-440 , September 2004

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