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Hypertrophic cardiomyopathy in a Portuguese population: mutations in the myosin-binding protein C gene.
Revista portuguesa de cardiologia : orgao oficial da Sociedade Portuguesa de Cardiologia = Portuguese journal of cardiology : an official journal of the Portuguese Society of Cardiology - 1 Dec 2005
Cardim Nuno, Perrot Andreas, Santos Susana, Morgado Paulo, Pádua Mário, Ferreira Sara, Reis R Palma, Monteiro Carolino, Ferreira Teresa, Correia J Martins, Osterziel Karol J
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Hypertrophic cardiomyopathy (HCM) is the most common genetic heart disease and is often a consequence of mutations in the myosin-binding protein C gene (MYBPC3). Until now, however, no systematic review has been published on mutations of this gene in a Portuguese population. OBJECTIVES: In a Portuguese population of HCM patients: 1) to determine the prevalence of mutations in the MYBPC3 gene; 2) to...
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