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Lamin A/C gene mutation associated with dilated cardiomyopathy with variable skeletal muscle involvement.
Circulation - 8 Feb 2000
Brodsky G L, Muntoni F, Miocic S, Sinagra G, Sewry C, Mestroni L
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Dilated cardiomyopathy is a form of heart muscle disease characterized by impaired systolic function and ventricular dilation. Familial transmission of the disease is frequently observed, and genetic heterogeneity is indicated by clinical and morphological variability in the disease phenotype. In the family MDDC1 reported here, the disease phenotype is severe and characterized by an autosomal dominant...
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