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Histologic characterization of hypertrophic cardiomyopathy with and without myofilament mutations.
American heart journal - 1 Nov 2009
McLeod Christopher J, Bos J Martijn, Theis Jeanne L, Edwards William D, Gersh Bernard J, Ommen Steve R, Ackerman Michael J
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Between 30% and 60% of clinical cases of hypertrophic cardiomyopathy (HC) can be attributed to mutations in the genes encoding cardiac myofilament proteins. Interestingly, it appears that the likelihood of an underlying myofilament mutation can be predicted by echocardiographic assess...
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