Article
[Hypertrophic cardiomyopathy: infrequent mutation of the cardiac beta-myosin heavy-chain gene].
Revista espanola de cardiologia - 1 Aug 2006
Mora Roberto, Merino José L, Peinado Rafael, Olias Fernando, García-Guereta Luis, del Cerro María J, Tarín María N, Molano Jesús
Abstract excerpt
The aim of this study was to identify mutations in the cardiac heavy-chain beta-myosin gene (MYH7b) in a group of Spanish patients with hypertrophic cardiomyopathy. The study included 36 families with at least one member who had hypertrophic cardiomyopathy. DNA from exons 3 to 24 of the MYH7b gene was sequenced. Two mutations were identified: Arg858Cys and Met515Val. They occurred in two families, one of which...
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