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The genetics of mitral valve prolapse.
Clinical genetics - 1 Oct 2007
Grau J B, Pirelli L, Yu P-J, Galloway A C, Ostrer H
Abstract excerpt
Mitral valve prolapse (MVP) is a very common clinical condition that refers to a systolic billowing of one or both mitral valve leaflets into the left atrium. Improvements of echocardiographic techniques and new insights in mitral valve anatomy and physiology have rendered the diagnosis of this condition more accurate and reliable. MVP can be sporadic or familial, demonstrating autosomal dominant and X-linked...
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