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[Clinical relevance of genetic testing in hypertrophic cardiomyopathy].
Recenti progressi in medicina - 1 Dec 2011
Girolami Francesca, Bardi Sara, Berti Laura, Cecchi Franco, Servettini Eleonora, Tomberli Benedetta, Torricelli Francesca, Olivotto Iacopo
Abstract excerpt
More than two decades have elapsed since the discovery that sarcomere gene defects cause familial hypertrophic cardiomyopathy (HCM). Since then, genetic testing in HCM has developed, and become an important tool in clinical practice for diagnosis and prognosis overall in the Western countries. However its practical benefits are still understimated and clinicians often question about cost-effectiveness of genic...
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