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Prevalence of desmosomal protein gene mutations in patients with dilated cardiomyopathy.
Circulation. Cardiovascular genetics - 1 Aug 2010
Elliott Perry, O'Mahony Constantinos, Syrris Petros, Evans Alison, Rivera Sorensen Christina, Sheppard Mary N, Carr-White Gerald, Pantazis Antonios, McKenna William J
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BACKGROUND: Idiopathic dilated cardiomyopathy is a familial disorder in 25% to 50% of patients, but the genetic basis in the majority of cases remains unknown. Genes encoding desmosomal proteins, currently regarded as synonymous with another disorder, arrhythmogenic right ventricular cardiomyopat...
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