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Identification of mutational hot spots in LMNA encoding lamin A/C in patients with familial dilated cardiomyopathy.
Basic research in cardiology - 1 Jan 2009
Perrot Andreas, Hussein Shwan, Ruppert Volker, Schmidt Hartmut H J, Wehnert Manfred S, Duong Nguyen Thuy, Posch Maximilian G, Panek Anna, Dietz Rainer, Kindermann Ingrid, Böhm Michael, Michalewska-Wludarczyk Aleksandra, Richter Anette, Maisch Bernhard, Pankuweit Sabine, Ozcelik Cemil
Abstract excerpt
The familial form of dilated cardiomyopathy (DCM) occurs in about 20%-50% of DCM cases. It is a heterogeneous genetic disease: mutations in more than 20 different genes have been shown to cause familial DCM. LMNA, encoding the nuclear membrane protein lamin A/C, is one of the most important disea...
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