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[Sudden unexpected death--hypertrophic cardiomyopathy--genetically verified post-mortem].
Ugeskrift for laeger - 21 Sept 2009
Larsen Maiken Kudahl, Lundemose Jytte Banner, Jensen Henrik Kjaerulf, Kristensen Ingrid Bayer
Abstract excerpt
Hypertrophic cardiomyopathy (HCM) may have sudden death as its first presentation. This case presentation describes a 25-year-old man with post-mortem finding of previously unknown left ventricular hypertrophy. Genetic analysis revealed a mutation in the myosin-binding protein C (MYBPC3). Autopsy combined with molecular genetic screening for mutations may give the relatives certainty of cause of death and the...
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