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Sarcomeric hypertrophic cardiomyopathy: genetic profile in a Portuguese population.
Revista portuguesa de cardiologia : orgao oficial da Sociedade Portuguesa de Cardiologia = Portuguese journal of cardiology : an official journal of the Portuguese Society of Cardiology - 1 Sept 2012
Brito Dulce, Miltenberger-Miltenyi Gabriel, Vale Pereira Sónia, Silva Doroteia, Diogo António Nunes, Madeira Hugo
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BACKGROUND: Sarcomeric hypertrophic cardiomyopathy has heterogeneous phenotypic expressions, of which sudden cardiac death is the most feared. A genetic diagnosis is essential to identify subjects at risk in each family. The spectrum of disease-causing mutations in the Portuguese population is unknown. METHODS: Seventy-seven unrelated probands with hypertrophic cardiomyopathy were systematically screened for...
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