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Genetic testing and genetic counselling in hypertrophic cardiomyopathy: the French experience.
Journal of medical genetics - 1 Oct 2002
Charron P, Héron D, Gargiulo M, Richard P, Dubourg O, Desnos M, Bouhour J B, Feingold J, Carrier L, Hainque B, Schwartz K, Komajda M
Abstract excerpt
AIMS: A major breakthrough in the molecular genetics of hypertrophic cardiomyopathy (HCM) has made genetic testing now available in clinical practice, raising new questions about its implications, potential benefits, and the organisation of the procedure. The aim of this work was (1) to discuss the different questions related to genetic testing in HCM, and propose guidelines for the different situations, (2) to...
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