Centre of Excellence for Research in Cardiovascular Diseases and Type 2 Diabetes

University of Kuopio
Headed by Professor Seppo Ylä-Herttuala
tel. +358 17 162 075 or seppo.ylaherttuala@uku.fi

The research unit is concerned to uncover the mechanisms that lie behind atherosclerosis, cardiovascular diseases, type II diabetes and the artery disease that occurs in diabetes and to develop new approaches to the treatment of these public health problems. The research makes use of the latest methods of molecular biology, transgenic and knockout animal models as well as gene therapy. In addition, the aim is to locate new disease genes in carefully selected patient materials.

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