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Investigación, Publicaciones

Circulation: A new mechanism of early-onset atherosclerosis in a premature aging syndrome

The new study, published in the journal Circulation, opens a new avenue of research into treatments for the atherosclerosis associated with progeria

María Jesús Andrés, Carla Espinós (detrás), Rosa M Nevado (delante, al lado de MJA), Miguel de la Fuente, Rosa Carmona, Ana Barettino, Vicente Andrés, Pilar Gonzalo e Ignacio Benedicto.

Investigación, Publicaciones

PNAS: CNIC scientists identify the key cell type for strategies to prevent atherosclerosis in progeria syndrome

The elimination of progerin from vascular smooth muscle cells, but not from endothelial cells, prevents the atherosclerosis associated with Hutchinson-Gilford progeria syndrome (HGPS)