Anti-cancer drug prevents, reverses cardiovascular damage in mouse model of premature agin...(ntific Director Eric D. Green M.D. Ph.D....)

Date:10/6/2008

ntific Director Eric D. Green, M.D., Ph.D. "For example, a growing body of evidence indicates that all people produce small amounts of the mutant protein found in progeria patients, and that this protein may play roles in aging or longevity."

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Contact: Geoff Spencer spencerg@mail.nih.gov 301-402-0911 NIH/National Human Genome Research Institute Source:Eurekalert

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