UConn researcher identifies genetic elements involved in heart development – Science Codex

The advent of genome science has given researchers an unprecedented ability to understand the root causes of a host of conditions. Justin Cotney, assistant professor of genetics and genome sciences in the UConn School of Medicine, has used this technology to identify a suite of genes and regulatory elements critical to normal heart development.
In a paper published in the October issue of Circulation Research, Cotney outlines the importance of “hub genes” in heart development. Hub genes operate…

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