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Novel mitochondrial DNA mutations associated with Chinese familial hypertrophic cardiomyopathy.
Clinical and experimental pharmacology & physiology - 1 Sept 2009
Wei Yan-Ling, Yu Chang-An, Yang Peng, Li Ai-Li, Wen Jian-Yan, Zhao Shu-Min, Liu Hong-Xing, Ke Yuan-Nan, Campbell William, Zhang Yi-Guan, Li Xiao-Hui, Liao Wen-Qiang
Abstract excerpt
1. Hypertrophic cardiomyopathy (HCM) is a genetic disorder that has a complex set of symptoms and potentially devastating consequences. Increasing evidence indicates that mitochondrial DNA (mtDNA) mutations are responsible for the development of HCM, but the mtDNA mutations appear to differ considerably among different populations and regions. 2. In the present study, three families with HCM were found and...
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