New publication Cardiogenomicsgroup and CONNEX lab

9 July 2026
New publication Cardiogenomicsgroup and CONNEX lab

“Preclinical modeling of Loeys-Dietz syndrome: insights into mechanisms and therapy.”

Amira Bousbaa, Ivanna Fedoryshchenko , Ilse Luyckx, Bart Loeys, Aline Verstraeten


In this review, we provide an overview of current in vivo and in vitro models of LDS, discuss how well they recapitulate human disease, and highlight the mechanistic insights they have provided into TGF-β signaling dysregulation, extracellular matrix remodeling, and immune activation, as well as emerging therapeutic avenues.

Full article can be found here: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/42380922/

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