Article
Genetic testing for dilated cardiomyopathy in clinical practice.
Journal of cardiac failure - 1 Apr 2012
Lakdawala Neal K, Funke Birgit H, Baxter Samantha, Cirino Allison L, Roberts Amy E, Judge Daniel P, Johnson Nicole, Mendelsohn Nancy J, Morel Chantal, Care Melanie, Chung Wendy K, Jones Carolyn, Psychogios Apostolos, Duffy Elizabeth, Rehm Heidi L, White Emily, Seidman J G, Seidman Christine E, Ho Carolyn Y
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Familial involvement is common in dilated cardiomyopathy (DCM) and >40 genes have been implicated in causing disease. However, the role of genetic testing in clinical practice is not well defined. We examined the experience of clinical genetic testing in a diverse DCM population to characterize the prevalence and predictors of gene mutations. METHODS AND RESULTS: We studied 264 unrelated adult and...
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