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Age- and training-dependent development of arrhythmogenic right ventricular cardiomyopathy in heterozygous plakoglobin-deficient mice.
Circulation - 24 Oct 2006
Kirchhof Paulus, Fabritz Larissa, Zwiener Melanie, Witt Henning, Schäfers Michael, Zellerhoff Stephan, Paul Matthias, Athai Timur, Hiller Karl-Heinz, Baba Hideo A, Breithardt Günter, Ruiz Patricia, Wichter Thomas, Levkau Bodo
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BACKGROUND: Arrhythmogenic right ventricular cardiomyopathy (ARVC) is an inherited disorder that causes sudden death and right ventricular heart failure in the young. Clinical data suggest that competitive sports may provoke ARVC in susceptible persons. Genetically, loss-of-function mutations in...
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