My research is centered on RNA binding proteins that control how heart genes are turned on and off at the RNA level. Mutations in these RNA binding proteins can cause specific heart defects such as hypoplastic left heart syndrome, a fatal condition in newborns. —Muge Kuyumcu-Martinez, PhD, Professor, Department of Molecular Physiology and Biological Physics
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