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Cardiac-specific ablation of Cypher leads to a severe form of dilated cardiomyopathy with premature death.
Human molecular genetics - 15 Feb 2009
Zheng Ming, Cheng Hongqiang, Li Xiaodong, Zhang Jianlin, Cui Li, Ouyang Kunfu, Han Liang, Zhao Ting, Gu Yusu, Dalton Nancy D, Bang Marie-Louise, Peterson Kirk L, Chen Ju
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Accumulating data suggest a link between alterations/deficiencies in cytoskeletal proteins and the progression of cardiomyopathy and heart failure, although the molecular basis for this link remains unclear. Cypher/ZASP is a cytoskeletal protein localized in the sarcomeric Z-line. Mutations in it...
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