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A novel variant in plakophilin-2 gene detected in a family with arrhythmogenic right ventricular cardiomyopathy.
Journal of interventional cardiac electrophysiology : an international journal of arrhythmias and pacing - 1 Jun 2012
Ostrowska Dahlgren Bozena, Allen Marie, Lindström Anne-Cristine, Bjerke Mia, Blomström-Lundqvist Carina
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AIMS: Arrhythmogenic right ventricular cardiomyopathy (ARVC) is characterized by fibrofatty replacement of muscular fibers predominantly in the right ventricle and with ventricular arrhythmias as the main clinical manifestation. Mutations in several components of the desmosome genes have been identified and mutations of the plakophilin-2 (PKP-2) gene are a common cause of ARVC. The aim of this study is to...
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