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Molecular genetics of cardiomyopathy: changing times, shifting paradigms.
Cardiovascular journal of South Africa : official journal for Southern Africa Cardiac Society [and] South African Society of Cardiac Practitioners - 1 Jan 2000
Moolman-Smook Johanna C, Mayosi Bongani M, Brink Paul A, Corfield Valerie A
Abstract excerpt
Congestive heart failure is a major problem in developed and developing countries alike. Primary dysfunction of the heart muscle accounts for a significant proportion of patients with a non-ischaemic cause of heart failure. Application of genetic techniques has facilitated identification of some molecular causes of the inherited form of these diseases, dramatically increasing our understanding of the pathogenesis...
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