Article
[Genetic aspects of valvulopathies].
Archives des maladies du coeur et des vaisseaux - 1 Dec 2007
Kyndt F, Le Scouarnec S, Jaafar P, Gueffet J-P, Legendre A, Trochu J-N, Jousseaume V, Chaventré A, Schott J-J, Le Marec H, Probst V
Abstract excerpt
Valvular dystrophies due to myxoid degeneration are common and potentially serious cardiac pathologies. They constitute a heterogeneous group of which the most usual is idiopathic mitral valvular prolapse (Barlow's disease). The majority of mitral valvular prolapses are sporadic, but there are several familial forms. Transmission is usually autosomal dominant with incomplete penetrance and variable expression....
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