A*STAR Scientists Discover Novel Hormone Essential For Heart Development

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Scientists at A*STAR's Institute of Medical Biology (IMB) and Institute of Molecular and Cellular Biology (IMCB) have identified a gene encoding a hormone that could potentially be used as a therapeutic molecule to treat heart diseases. The hormone -- which they have chosen to name ELABELA -- is only 32 amino-acids long, making it amongst the tiniest proteins made by the human body.

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