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Prevalence of sarcomere protein gene mutations in preadolescent children with hypertrophic cardiomyopathy.
Circulation. Cardiovascular genetics - 1 Oct 2009
Kaski Juan Pablo, Syrris Petros, Esteban Maria Teresa Tome, Jenkins Sharon, Pantazis Antonios, Deanfield John E, McKenna William J, Elliott Perry M
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BACKGROUND: Hypertrophic cardiomyopathy (HCM) in infants and children is thought to be commonly associated with metabolic disorders and malformation syndromes. Familial disease caused by mutations in cardiac sarcomere protein genes, which accounts for most cases in adolescents and adults, is beli...
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