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Homozygous Mutation in Cardiac Troponin T
17 Oct 2000
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BACKGROUND: Mutations in the gene that encode cardiac troponin T (cTnT) account for approximately 15% of cases of familial hypertrophic cardiomyopathy (HCM). These mutations are associated with a particularly severe form of HCM characterized by a high incidence of sudden death and a poor overall prognosis, despite subclinical or mild left ventricular hypertrophy. METHODS AND RESULTS: We evaluated a family with...
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