Hypertrophic cardiomyopathy: from gene defect to clinical disease.

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Major advances have been made over the last decade in our understanding of the molecular basis of several cardiac conditions. Hypertrophic cardiomyopathy (HCM) was the first cardiac disorder in which a genetic basis was identified and as such, has acted as a paradigm for the study of an inherited cardiac disorder. HCM can result in clinical symptoms ranging from no symptoms to severe heart failure and premature...

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