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Prenatal molecular diagnosis in hypertrophic cardiomyopathy: report of the first case.
Prenatal diagnosis - 1 Sept 2004
Charron Philippe, Héron Delphine, Gargiulo Marcela, Feingold Josué, Oury Jean-François, Richard Pascale, Komajda Michel
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Hypertrophic cardiomyopathy (HCM) is an autosomal dominant disease that may cause premature sudden death, especially in teenagers and young adults. The recent progress in the molecular genetics of the disease has made genetic testing sometimes available in clinical practice. We report the case of a couple who still requested prenatal molecular testing after detailed information had been given through a...
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