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A novel mutation of the LMNA gene in a family with dilated cardiomyopathy, conduction system disease, and sudden cardiac death of young females.
Molecular and cellular biochemistry - 1 Oct 2013
Chen Wenting, Huo Jianhua, Ma Aiqun, Bai Ling, Liu Ping
Abstract excerpt
The LMNA gene, which encodes the nuclear envelope protein lamin A/C, is considered to be the most common autosomal disease gene associated with familial dilated cardiomyopathy. To date, each mutation of the LMNA gene has been associated with a specific disease phenotype. Clinical data, family histories, and blood samples were collected from 27 biological members of a family with dilated cardiomyopathy,...
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