Population
Human induced pluripotent stem (iPS) cell-derived cardiac microtissues and cardiomyocytes
Design
Preclinical
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No immediate clinical implications; leaves open whether titin-targeted interventions will prove effective in human dilated cardiomyopathy.
Titin mutations cause dilated cardiomyopathy by disrupting critical linkages between sarcomerogenesis and adaptive remodeling, leading to sarcomere insufficiency.
Hinson et al. (2015) studied this question.