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Genetic basis of hypertrophic cardiomyopathy.
Expert review of cardiovascular therapy - 1 Nov 2006
Lind Joanne M, Chiu Christine, Semsarian Christopher
Abstract excerpt
Hypertrophic cardiomyopathy (HCM) was the first cardiovascular disorder in which a genetic basis was identified. The disease is characterized by a marked thickening of the left ventricle and is the most common structural cause of sudden cardiac death in those aged under 35 years. HCM is primarily a disease of the sarcomere with over 250 mutations identified currently within 13 sarcomere-related genes. At present,...
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