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Familial hypertrophic cardiomyopathy and atrial fibrillation caused by Arg663His beta-cardiac myosin heavy chain mutation.
The American journal of cardiology - 17 Jun 1999
Gruver E J, Fatkin D, Dodds G A, Kisslo J, Maron B J, Seidman J G, Seidman C E
Abstract excerpt
More than 40 different beta-cardiac myosin heavy chain (beta-MHC) missense mutations have been identified that cause familial hypertrophic cardiomyopathy (FHC). Some of these are recognized to have important clinical manifestations, such as an increased incidence of sudden death. We report that the beta-MHC missense mutation Arg663His causes predominant cardiac morphology and atrial fibrillation. Longitudinal...
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