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The Ser96Ala variant in histidine-rich calcium-binding protein is associated with life-threatening ventricular arrhythmias in idiopathic dilated cardiomyopathy.
European heart journal - 1 Oct 2008
Arvanitis Demetrios A, Sanoudou Despina, Kolokathis Fotis, Vafiadaki Elizabeth, Papalouka Vasiliki, Kontrogianni-Konstantopoulos Aikaterini, Theodorakis George N, Paraskevaidis Ioannis A, Adamopoulos Stamatios, Dorn Gerald W, Kremastinos Dimitrios Th, Kranias Evangelia G
Abstract excerpt
AIMS: To investigate whether genetic variants of the histidine-rich calcium (HRC)-binding protein are associated with idiopathic dilated cardiomyopathy (DCM) and its progression. METHODS AND RESULTS: We screened 123 idiopathic DCM patients and 96 healthy individuals by single-strand conformation...
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