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Lack of association between polymorphisms of eight candidate genes and idiopathic dilated cardiomyopathy: the CARDIGENE study.
Journal of the American College of Cardiology - 1 Jan 2000
Tiret L, Mallet C, Poirier O, Nicaud V, Millaire A, Bouhour J B, Roizès G, Desnos M, Dorent R, Schwartz K, Cambien F, Komajda M
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OBJECTIVES: The study investigated the potential role of eight candidate genes in the susceptibility to idiopathic dilated cardiomyopathy (IDC). BACKGROUND: Idiopathic dilated cardiomyopathy has a familial origin in 20% to 25% of cases, and several genetic loci have been identified in rare monogenic forms of the disease. These findings led to the hypothesis that genetic factors might also be involved in sporadic...
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