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[Association of TNNT2 gene mutations with idiopathic dilated cardiomyopathy in a Chengdu population].
Sichuan da xue xue bao. Yi xue ban = Journal of Sichuan University. Medical science edition - 1 Nov 2008
Chen Bin, Rao Li, Zhou Bin, Liu Xing, Hang Ping, Wu Yang, Peng Ying, Chen Yu
Abstract excerpt
OBJECTIVE: To determine whether cardiac troponin T gene (TNNT2, AY044273) is the virulence gene of idiopathic dilated cardiomyopathy (IDCM) in a Chengdu population. METHODS: DNA were isolated from 96 hospitalized unrelated patients with IDCM and 110 healthy Chinese Han people who served as controls. The TNNT2 mutations including Arg131Trp, Arg141Trp, Arg205Leu, deltaLys210 and Asp270Asn were screened by...
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