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Desmosomal protein gene mutations in patients with idiopathic dilated cardiomyopathy undergoing cardiac transplantation: a clinicopathological study.
Heart (British Cardiac Society) - 1 Nov 2011
Garcia-Pavia Pablo, Syrris Petros, Salas Clara, Evans Alison, Mirelis Jesus G, Cobo-Marcos Marta, Vilches Carlos, Bornstein Belen, Segovia Javier, Alonso-Pulpon Luis, Elliott Perry M
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BACKGROUND: Idiopathic dilated cardiomyopathy (DCM) is the most frequent indication for orthotopic heart transplantation. It has been suggested that mutations in genes encoding desmosomal proteins, more typically associated with arrhythmogenic right ventricular cardiomyopathy, are a cause of DCM. OBJECTIVES: To determine the frequency of desmosomal protein gene mutations in heart transplant recipients and their...
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