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Functional analysis of titin/connectin N2-B mutations found in cardiomyopathy.
Journal of muscle research and cell motility - 1 Jan 2005
Matsumoto Yuji, Hayashi Takeharu, Inagaki Natsuko, Takahashi Megumi, Hiroi Shitoshi, Nakamura Takeyuki, Arimura Takuro, Nakamura Kazufumi, Ashizawa Naoto, Yasunami Michio, Ohe Toru, Yano Katsusuke, Kimura Akinori
Abstract excerpt
Hypertrophic cardiomyopathy and dilated cardiomyopathy are two major clinical phenotypes of "idiopathic" cardiomyopathy. Recent molecular genetic analyses have now revealed that "idiopathic" cardiomyopathy is caused by mutations in genes for sarcomere components. We have recently reported several...
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