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Myosin binding protein C mutations and compound heterozygosity in hypertrophic cardiomyopathy.
Journal of the American College of Cardiology - 2 Nov 2004
Van Driest Sara L, Vasile Vlad C, Ommen Steve R, Will Melissa L, Tajik A Jamil, Gersh Bernard J, Ackerman Michael J
Abstract excerpt
OBJECTIVES: We sought to determine the frequency and phenotype of mutations in myosin binding protein C (MYBPC3) in a large outpatient cohort of patients with hypertrophic cardiomyopathy (HCM) seen at our tertiary referral center. BACKGROUND: Mutations in MYBPC3 are one of the most frequent genetic causes of HCM and have been associated with variable onset of disease and prognosis. However, the frequency of...
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