Common drug shows promise against rare type of heart disease

A research team co-led by scientists at the University of Arizona College of Medicine - Tucson found that an osteoporosis drug might counter a rare genetic mutation underlying a type of heart disease. The results were published today in the Journal of Clinical Investigation and could have implications for treating other rare diseases.

Dilated cardiomyopathy is a group of disorders defined by weak cardiac muscles.

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