Dr. Bridges new study under the National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute grant will focus on one of the most promising transgene candidates with potential for healing the heart. Specifically, up to 100 trillion genes will be delivered to each heart, which is expected to arrest the progression of heart failure and possibly lead to recovery of heart function within several weeks.
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