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Current perspective new insights into the molecular basis of familial dilated cardiomyopathy.
Italian heart journal : official journal of the Italian Federation of Cardiology - 1 Apr 2001
Sinagra G, Di Lenarda A, Brodsky G L, Taylor M R, Muntoni F, Pinamonti B, Carniel E, Driussi M, Bristow M R, Mestroni L
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Genetic disease transmission has been identified in a significant proportion of patients with dilated cardiomyopathy (DCM). Variable clinical characteristics and patterns of inheritance, as well as recent molecular genetic data, indicate the existence of several genes causing the disease. Several distinct subtypes of familial DCM have been identified. Autosomal dominant DCM is the most frequent form (56% of our...
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