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High prevalence of Arginine to Glutamine substitution at 98, 141 and 162 positions in Troponin I (TNNI3) associated with hypertrophic cardiomyopathy among Indians.
BMC medical genetics - 10 Aug 2012
Rani Deepa Selvi, Nallari Pratibha, Priyamvada Singh, Narasimhan Calambur, Singh Lalji, Thangaraj Kumarasamy
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BACKGROUND: Troponin I (TNNI3) is the inhibitory subunit of the thin filament regulatory complex Troponin, which confers calcium-sensitivity to striated muscle actomyosin ATPase activity. Mutations (2-7%) in this gene had been reported in hypertrophic cardiomyopathy patients (HCM). However, the frequencies of mutations and associated clinical presentation have not been established in cardiomyopathy patients of...
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