Article
[Genetic screening of cardiomyopathies].
Zeitschrift fur Kardiologie - 1 Jul 2000
Thierfelder L
Abstract excerpt
Cardiomyopathies comprise a heterogeneous group of primary heart muscle disorders with a strong genetic component. Nearly all cases of hypertrophic cardiomyopathy and at least 20-30% of cases with dilated cardiomyopathy are due to autosomal dominant mutations. The extent of genetic factors for arrhythmogenic right ventricular and restrictive cardiomyopathy is less clear. Recent studies have demonstrated that...
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