Each became interested in the work of the other, and now the two are pairing up to screen patients' blood samples for mutations in the phospholamban protein.
What does PLB stand for?
PLB stands for Phospholamban (cardiac calcium regulation)
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It is notable that many of the genes identified by GWASs for these subphenotypes of cardiac or electrical conductance include those for ion channels or proteins that regulate the intracellular concentrations of electrolytes, such as phospholamban for calcium.
8,29) Some of the commonly mutated genes causing the AD type of familial DCM include lamin A/C, betamyosin heavy chain, alphamyosin heavy chain, actin, alpha-actinin-2, metavinculin, desmin, sarcoglycan, troponin T, alpha-tropomyosin, titin and phospholamban.
Chien says that phospholamban acts as a brake on the normal ebb and flow of calcium that drives heart contractions.