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Expanding the phenotype of sudden cardiac death-An unusual presentation of a family with a Lamin A/C mutation.
International journal of cardiology - 7 Jan 2010
De Backer Julie, Van Beeumen Katarina, Loeys Bart, Duytschaever Mattias
Abstract excerpt
Familial occurrence of sudden cardiac death (SCD) is related to a variety of clinical conditions, which can be delineated in up to 40% of families through a combination of cardiovascular examination and genetic studies. Patients with Lamin A/C gene mutations are at increased risk for SCD, but "laminopathies" are not included into clinical algorithms of SCD. Here we present a family with SCD in the absence of left...
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