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A family with 2 different hereditary diseases leading to early cardiac involvement.
Journal of clinical neuromuscular disease - 1 Jun 2013
Nzwalo Hipólito, Conceição Isabel, Pereira Pedro, Santos Rosário, Evangelista Teresinha
Abstract excerpt
Autosomal dominant limb-girdle muscular dystrophy type 1B (LGMD 1B) is caused by mutations in the LMNA gene. The disorder is associated with potentially fatal cardiac arrhythmias. Brugada syndrome (BS) is an autosomal dominant channelopathy linked to mutations in the SCN5A gene. BS is also associated with increased risk of sudden cardiac death. We reported a family in which a novel gene mutation, a missense...
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