Article
Homozygotes for a R869G mutation in the beta -myosin heavy chain gene have a severe form of familial hypertrophic cardiomyopathy.
Journal of molecular and cellular cardiology - 1 Aug 2000
Richard P, Charron P, Leclercq C, Ledeuil C, Carrier L, Dubourg O, Desnos M, Bouhour J B, Schwartz K, Daubert J C, Komajda M, Hainque B
Abstract excerpt
UNLABELLED: Familial Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy (FHC) is an autosomal dominant disease characterised by ventricular hypertrophy, with predominant involvement of the interventricular septum. It is a monogenic disease with a high level of genetic heterogeneity (nine genes and more than 110 mutations reported so far). We describe a family with a new R869G mutation in the beta -myosin heavy chain gene (MYH7). This...
Topics
- Adult
- Age of Onset
- Aged
- Cardiomyopathy, Hypertrophic
- Family Health
- Female
- Genes, Dominant
- Genetic Markers
- Genotype
- Homozygote
- Humans
