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Homozygosity for a novel splice site mutation in the cardiac myosin-binding protein C gene causes severe neonatal hypertrophic cardiomyopathy.
American journal of medical genetics. Part A - 15 Nov 2007
Xin Baozhong, Puffenberger Erik, Tumbush John, Bockoven J R, Wang Heng
Abstract excerpt
Hypertrophic cardiomyopathy is typically inherited in an autosomal dominant pattern and has a variable age of onset and prognosis. Mutations in the myosin-binding protein C (MYBPC3) gene are one of the most frequent genetic causes of the disease. Patients with MYBPC3 mutations generally have a late onset and a relatively good prognosis. We report here more than 20 Old Order Amish children with severe neonatal...
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