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Novel gene locus for autosomal dominant left ventricular noncompaction maps to chromosome 11p15.
Circulation - 8 Jun 2004
Sasse-Klaassen Sabine, Probst Susanne, Gerull Brenda, Oechslin Erwin, Nürnberg Peter, Heuser Arnd, Jenni Rolf, Hennies Hans Christian, Thierfelder Ludwig
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BACKGROUND: Left ventricular noncompaction (LVNC) is a congenital unclassified cardiomyopathy with numerous prominent trabeculations and deep intertrabecular recesses in a hypertrophied and hypokinetic myocardium. It has been reported to occur in isolation or in association with congenital heart disease. Mutations in the X-linked G4.5 gene are responsible for cases of isolated LVNC in male infants, but G4.5...
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