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  • Haemophilia A is caused by variants in the gene that encodes coagulation factor VIII (FVIII). Sequencing of this gene in the 1980s was the initial step in developing replacement therapy with recombinant FVIII, and thereby removing the risk of blood-borne infections from plasma-derived FVIII.

    • Daisy Jones
    Journal Club
  • Corey McAleese describes the study that identified the presence of metabolic heterogeneity in endothelial cells from different tissues and discusses its relevance to our current understanding of endothelial metabolism.

    • Corey McAleese
    Journal Club
  • Milda Folkmanaite and Manuela Zaccolo highlight a study that demonstrates a role for phase-separated condensates of protein kinase A in buffering molecules of cAMP, to illustrate how phase separation of proteins in cardiac cells might contribute to the regulation of cardiac function.

    • Milda Folkmanaite
    • Manuela Zaccolo
    Journal Club
  • Shoaran and Maffia recount how our understanding of the role of inflammation in atherosclerosis has evolved and highlight the study by Göran Hansson and colleagues that provided the first hint of the involvement of the adaptive immune response in atherosclerosis.

    • Mohsen Shoaran
    • Pasquale Maffia
    Journal Club
  • Rebecca Gilchrist discusses the study that demonstrated the long-term modulation of ventricular repolarization by the sequence of electrical activation in the human heart and established the concept of cardiac memory.

    • Rebecca J. Gilchrist
    Journal Club