Cardiovascular progenitor cells and tissue plasticity are reduced in a myocardium affected by Becker muscular dystrophy

Abstract We describe the association of Becker muscular dystrophy (BMD) derived heart failure with the impairment of tissue homeostasis and remodeling capabilities of the affected heart tissue. We report that BMD heart failure is associated with a significantly decreased number of cardiovascular pro...

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Published in:	Orphanet Journal of Rare Diseases
Main Authors:	Martin Pesl, Sarka Jelinkova, Guido Caluori, Maria Holicka, Jan Krejci, Petr Nemec, Aneta Kohutova, Vita Zampachova, Petr Dvorak, Vladimir Rotrekl
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	BMC 2020-03-01
Subjects:	Becker muscular dystrophy Dystrophin Cardiovascular progenitor cells C-kit Cardiomyopathy Heart failure
Online Access:	http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s13023-019-1257-4