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Differential expression of the cardiac ryanodine receptor in normal and arrhythmogenic right ventricular cardiomyopathy canine hearts.
Human genetics - 1 Aug 2006
Meurs Kathryn M, Lacombe Veronique A, Dryburgh Keith, Fox Philip R, Reiser Peter R, Kittleson Mark D
Abstract excerpt
Arrhythmogenic right ventricular cardiomyopathy (ARVC) is a form of cardiomyopathy characterized by ventricular tachyarrhythmias and a fibrofatty infiltrate that is believed to preferentially affect the right ventricle. Mutations in the cardiac ryanodine receptor (RyR2) gene have been identified in some human families with a unique form of ARVC, ARVC2. Although the RyR2 has significant importance in...
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