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Alterations in cardiac DNA methylation in human dilated cardiomyopathy.
EMBO molecular medicine - 1 Mar 2013
Haas Jan, Frese Karen S, Park Yoon Jung, Keller Andreas, Vogel Britta, Lindroth Anders M, Weichenhan Dieter, Franke Jennifer, Fischer Simon, Bauer Andrea, Marquart Sabine, Sedaghat-Hamedani Farbod, Kayvanpour Elham, Köhler Doreen, Wolf Nadine M, Hassel Sarah, Nietsch Rouven, Wieland Thomas, Ehlermann Philipp, Schultz Jobst-Hendrik, Dösch Andreas, Mereles Derliz, Hardt Stefan, Backs Johannes, Hoheisel Jörg D, Plass Christoph, Katus Hugo A, Meder Benjamin
Abstract excerpt
Dilated cardiomyopathies (DCM) show remarkable variability in their age of onset, phenotypic presentation, and clinical course. Hence, disease mechanisms must exist that modify the occurrence and progression of DCM, either by genetic or epigenetic factors that may interact with environmental stimuli. In the present study, we examined genome-wide cardiac DNA methylation in patients with idiopathic DCM and...
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