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Familial dilated cardiomyopathy: evidence for clinical and immunogenetic heterogeneity.
Medical science monitor : international medical journal of experimental and clinical research - 1 May 2003
Bilińska Zofia T, Michalak Ewa, Piatosa Barbara, Grzybowski Jacek, Skwarek Mirosław, Deptuch Tomasz W, Kuśmierczyk-Droszcz Beata, Piotrowski Walerian, Ruzyłło Witold
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: There is increasing awareness of the familial nature of dilated cardiomyopathy (DCM). Mutations in the genes coding for cytoskeletal and sarcomere proteins have been identified. Phenotyping of familial DCM (FDCM) may help to improve genetic diagnosis. The aim of our study was to evaluate the clinical features, pattern of transmission, and immunogenetic data of FDCM. MATERIAL/METHODS: We obtained...
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