Article
Cardiac features of Emery-Dreifuss muscular dystrophy caused by lamin A/C gene mutations.
European heart journal - 1 Dec 2003
Sanna Tommaso, Dello Russo Antonio, Toniolo Daniela, Vytopil Michal, Pelargonio Gemma, De Martino Giuseppe, Ricci Enzo, Silvestri Gabriella, Giglio Vincenzo, Messano Loredana, Zachara Elisabetta, Bellocci Fulvio
Abstract excerpt
AIMS: Retrospective studies have identified a mutation in the lamin A/C (LMNA) gene in patients selected on the basis of a phenotype characterized by dilated cardiomyopathy, atrioventricular conduction disturbances and sudden death. However, the features of cardiac abnormalities in patients with an initial diagnosis of Emery-Dreifuss muscular dystrophy (EDMD) are poorly known. Aim of the present study was to...
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