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Novel mutation in desmoplakin causes arrhythmogenic left ventricular cardiomyopathy.
Circulation - 2 Aug 2005
Norman Mark, Simpson Michael, Mogensen Jens, Shaw Anthony, Hughes Sîan, Syrris Petros, Sen-Chowdhry Srijita, Rowland Edward, Crosby Andrew, McKenna William J
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BACKGROUND: Arrhythmogenic right ventricular cardiomyopathy (ARVC) is a familial heart muscle disease characterized by structural, electrical, and pathological abnormalities of the right ventricle (RV). Several disease loci have been identified. Mutations in desmoplakin have recently been isolated in both autosomal-dominant and autosomal-recessive forms of ARVC. Primary left ventricular (LV) variants of the...
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