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Missense variants in plakophilin-2 in arrhythmogenic right ventricular cardiomyopathy patients--disease-causing or innocent bystanders?
Cardiology - 1 Jan 2010
Christensen Alex Hørby, Benn Marianne, Tybjaerg-Hansen Anne, Haunso Stig, Svendsen Jesper Hastrup
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OBJECTIVES: Mutations in genes encoding desmosomal proteins have been linked to arrhythmogenic right ventricular cardiomyopathy/dysplasia (ARVC/D). We hypothesized that a Scandinavian ARVC/D population would have a different spectrum of plakophilin-2 (PKP2) mutations and that some of the reported missense mutations may not be pathogenic. METHODS: We screened 53 unrelated patients fulfilling Task Force criteria...
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