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Mutations in ribonucleic acid binding protein gene cause familial dilated cardiomyopathy.
Journal of the American College of Cardiology - 1 Sept 2009
Brauch Katharine M, Karst Margaret L, Herron Kathleen J, de Andrade Mariza, Pellikka Patricia A, Rodeheffer Richard J, Michels Virginia V, Olson Timothy M
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OBJECTIVES: We sought to identify a novel gene for dilated cardiomyopathy (DCM). BACKGROUND: DCM is a heritable, genetically heterogeneous disorder that remains idiopathic in the majority of patients. Familial cases provide an opportunity to discover unsuspected molecular bases of DCM, enabling pre-clinical risk detection. METHODS: Two large families with autosomal-dominant DCM were studied. Genome-wide linkage...
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