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Comprehensive analysis of the beta-myosin heavy chain gene in 389 unrelated patients with hypertrophic cardiomyopathy.
Journal of the American College of Cardiology - 4 Aug 2004
Van Driest Sara L, Jaeger Michele A, Ommen Steve R, Will Melissa L, Gersh Bernard J, Tajik A Jamil, Ackerman Michael J
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OBJECTIVES: We sought to determine the prevalence and phenotype of beta-myosin heavy chain gene MYH7 mutations in a large cohort of unrelated patients with hypertrophic cardiomyopathy (HCM). BACKGROUND: Hypertrophic cardiomyopathy is a heterogeneous cardiac disease. MYH7 mutations are one of the most common genetic causes of HCM and have been associated with severe hypertrophy, young age of diagnosis, and high...
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