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Mutation of plakophilin-2 gene in arrhythmogenic right ventricular cardiomyopathy.
Chinese medical journal - 20 Feb 2009
Wu Shu-lin, Wang Pei-ning, Hou Yue-shuang, Zhang Xu-chao, Shan Zhi-xin, Yu Xi-yong, Deng Mei
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Arrhythmogenic right ventricular cardiomyopathy (ARVC) is one of the leading causes of sudden cardiac death. Recent studies have shown that ARVC, which is an inheritable genetic change, results from mutations in genes encoding desmosomal proteins. Plakophilin-2 is an important component of the desmosome. Because the full range of genetic variations related to ARVC is unknown and no related studies of...
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