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Genetic variations in hypoxia response genes influence hypertrophic cardiomyopathy phenotype.
Pediatric research - 1 Dec 2012
Alkon Jaime, Friedberg Mark K, Manlhiot Cedric, Manickaraj Ashok Kumar, Kinnear Caroline, McCrindle Brian W, Benson Leland N, Addonizio Linda J, Colan Steven D, Mital Seema
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BACKGROUND: Risk factors for diastolic dysfunction in hypertrophic cardiomyopathy (HCM) are poorly understood. We investigated the association of variants in hypoxia-response genes with phenotype severity in pediatric HCM. METHODS: A total of 80 unrelated patients <21 y and 14 related members from eight families with HCM were genotyped for six variants associated with vascular endothelial growth factor A (VEGFA)...
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