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Lamin A/C gene mutations in familial cardiomyopathy with advanced atrioventricular block and arrhythmia.
The Tohoku journal of experimental medicine - 1 Aug 2009
Saga Akiko, Karibe Akihiko, Otomo Jun, Iwabuchi Kaoru, Takahashi Toshiaki, Kanno Hiroyuki, Kikuchi Junichi, Keitoku Mitsumasa, Shinozaki Tsuyoshi, Shimokawa Hiroaki
Abstract excerpt
Lamin A and C proteins, encoded by the lamin A/C gene (LMNA), are inner nuclear membrane proteins predominantly expressed in terminally differentiated cells. Mutations in LMNA can cause various forms of cardiomyopathy with arrhythmia in an autosomal dominant manner. We collected and evaluated the clinical characteristics of unclassified familial cardiomyopathy with advanced AV block and sporadic cases with...
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