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[Study of mutations causing hypertrophic cardiomyopathy in a group of patients from Espirito Santo, Brazil].
Arquivos brasileiros de cardiologia - 1 Jan 2010
Marsiglia Júlia Daher Carneiro, Batitucci Maria do Carmo Pimentel, Paula Flávia de, Barbirato Clara, Arteaga Edmundo, Araújo Aloir Queiroz de
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Hypertrophic cardiomyopathy (HC) is the most frequent cardiac hereditary disease, caused by mutations in sarcomere protein coding genes. Although more than 430 mutations have been identified in several continents and countries, there have been no reports of mutations in Brazil. OBJECTIVE: To carry out a genetic study to identify genetic mutations that cause HC in a group of patients in Espirito Santo,...
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