New 'atlas' of human heart cells first step toward precision treatments for heart disease (IMAGE)

University of Alberta Faculty of Medicine & Dentistry

New 'atlas' of human heart cells first step toward precision treatments for heart disease

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University of Alberta cardiology professor Gavin Oudit (centre) and PhD candidates Hao Zhang (left) and Anissa Viveiros were part of an international research team that mapped out an "atlas" of all the cell types and genes expressed in the healthy human heart.

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Ryan O'Byrne

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