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Mutation screening of the PTPN11 gene in hypertrophic cardiomyopathy.
European journal of medical genetics - 1 Jan 2000
Limongelli Giuseppe, Hawkes Lorraine, Calabro Raffaele, McKenna William J, Syrris Petros
Abstract excerpt
Hypertrophic cardiomyopathy (HCM) is a common inherited cardiac disease and a major cause of sudden death. It is an autosomal dominant disorder predominantly caused by mutations in genes encoding for sarcomeric proteins. Only 50-60% of HCM probands have mutations in known genes suggesting the presence of additional disease genes. Noonan and LEOPARD syndromes are characterised by multiple dysmorphia and cardiac...
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