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Genetic testing of candidate genes in arrhythmogenic right ventricular cardiomyopathy/dysplasia.
European journal of medical genetics - 1 Apr 2012
Campuzano O, Alcalde M, Berne P, Castro V, Guzzo G, Iglesias A, Alonso-Pulpon L, Garcia-Pavia P, Brugada J, Brugada R
Abstract excerpt
Arrhythmogenic right ventricular cardiomyopathy/dysplasia (ARVC/D) is a rare cardiac genetic disease characterized by the presence of structural alterations in the right ventricle which may cause ventricular arrhythmias and may induce sudden cardiac death. ARVC/D has been associated with mutations in genes encoding myocyte adhesion proteins. However, only 30%-50% of patients have mutations in these genes. Genetic...
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