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Frequency and clinical characteristics of dilated cardiomyopathy caused by desmin gene mutation in a Japanese population.
European heart journal - 1 Dec 2001
Miyamoto Y, Akita H, Shiga N, Takai E, Iwai C, Mizutani K, Kawai H, Takarada A, Yokoyama M
Abstract excerpt
AIMS: Dilated cardiomyopathy is partly caused by a mutation of some cytoskeletal or nuclear envelope proteins. It has been confirmed recently that a missense mutation of the gene encoding desmin, a cytoskeletal protein, can cause dilated cardiomyopathy. This study was aimed at elucidating the fre...
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