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Arrhythmogenic Right Ventricular Cardiomyopathy Plakophilin-2 Mutations Disrupt Desmosome Assembly and Stability
1 Jan 2009
Abstract excerpt
Arrhythmogenic right ventricular cardiomyopathy (ARVC) is characterized by life-threatening ventricular arrhythmias and fibrofatty replacement of the cardiac tissue. Desmosomes are prominent cell-cell junctions found in a variety of tissues that resist mechanical stress, including the heart, and recruit the intermediate filament cytoskeleton to sites of cell-cell contact. Mutations in several desmosomal...
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