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Ventricular pre-excitation and cardiac hypertrophy mimicking hypertrophic cardiomyopathy in a Turkish family with a novel PRKAG2 mutation.
European journal of heart failure - 1 Nov 2006
Bayrak Fatih, Komurcu-Bayrak Evrim, Mutlu Bulent, Kahveci Gokhan, Basaran Yelda, Erginel-Unaltuna Nihan
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Mutations in PRKAG2, the gene for the gamma2 regulatory subunit of AMP-activated protein kinase, cause cardiac hypertrophy and electrophysiological abnormalities. We identified a novel mutation in PRKAG2 causing familial ventricular pre-excitation and severe cardiac hypertrophy. METHODS AND RESULTS: We studied 30 members of one family and 120 healthy controls. Molecular analysis of PRKAG2 gene...
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