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Identification of an Arg403Gln beta myosin heavy chain gene mutation in a Portuguese family with hypertrophic cardiomyopathy.
Revista portuguesa de cardiologia : orgao oficial da Sociedade Portuguesa de Cardiologia = Portuguese journal of cardiology : an official journal of the Portuguese Society of Cardiology - 1 Apr 2000
Gonçalves L M, Vieira M, Faro C, Ventura M, Pires E, Providência L A
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INTRODUCTION: The etiology of Familial Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy (HCM) is attributed to the mutation of genes that encode sarcomeric proteins in the heart. Until now no gene mutations had been identified in Portuguese families with HCM. OBJECTIVE: The main objective of this study is to describe a Portuguese family with HCM carrying an Arg403Gln mutation in the beta myosin heavy chain gene. METHODS: With the...
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