Article
Molecular and phenotypic effects of heterozygous, homozygous, and compound heterozygote myosin heavy-chain mutations.
American journal of physiology. Heart and circulatory physiology - 1 Mar 2005
Alpert Norman R, Mohiddin Saidi A, Tripodi Dorothy, Jacobson-Hatzell Jacqueline, Vaughn-Whitley Kelly, Brosseau Christine, Warshaw David M, Fananapazir Lameh
Abstract excerpt
Autosomal dominant familial hypertrophic cardiomyopathy (FHC) has variable penetrance and phenotype. Heterozygous mutations in MYH7 encoding beta-myosin heavy chain are the most common causes of FHC, and we proposed that "enhanced" mutant actin-myosin function is the causative molecular abnormality. We have studied individuals from families in which members have two, one, or no mutant MYH7 alleles to examine for...
Topics
- Actins
- Biopsy
- Cardiomyopathy, Hypertrophic, Familial
- Family Leave
- Female
- Heterozygote
- Homozygote
- Humans
- Male
- Muscle Contraction
