Identification of osteopontin as a positional and functional candidate gene for cardiac hypertrophy in the SHRSP rat
Cara Trivett, Tamara P. Martin, Amrita Asirvatham, Kirsty Foote, Aiste Monkeviciute, Wendy Beattie, Christopher M. Loughrey, John McClure, Anna F. Dominiczak, Delyth Graham, Martin McBride
The paper identifies osteopontin (Spp1) as a positional and functional candidate gene for cardiac hypertrophy in SHRSP rats through congenic strain analysis and transcriptome profiling.
bioRxiv · Aug 27, 2026 · PreprintGenetics