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Metabolic vulnerability identified that may affect heart development

The heart undergoes major changes during the first weeks of life. Researchers at Karolinska Institutet have now shown that a previously unknown metabolic vulnerability in mitochondria can disrupt heart development.

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The heart undergoes major changes during the first weeks of life. Researchers at Karolinska Institutet have now shown that a previously unknown metabolic vulnerability in mitochondria can disrupt heart development. The study, published in Science Advances , could improve our understanding of rare mitochondrial diseases that affect the heart.

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