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Mutations in PDLIM3 and MYOZ1 encoding myocyte Z line proteins are infrequently found in idiopathic dilated cardiomyopathy.
Molecular genetics and metabolism - 1 Apr 2007
Arola Anita M, Sanchez Ximena, Murphy Ross T, Hasle Aster, Li Hua, Elliott Perry M, McKenna William J, Towbin Jeffrey A, Bowles Neil E
Abstract excerpt
Dilated cardiomyopathy (DCM), characterized by ventricular dilation and decreased systolic function, is estimated to be of genetic origin in up to 50% of cases. In the present study, we investigated the role of two genes, encoding the Z line proteins PDZ and LIM domain protein 3 (PDLIM3) and myozenin-1 (MYOZ1), in the etiology of DCM. The coding regions of PDLIM3 and MYOZ1 were first amplified from the genomic...
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