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Genetics in Dilated Cardiomyopathy
1 Aug 2013
Abstract excerpt
Discoveries made during the last 20 years have revealed a genetic origin in many cases of dilated cardiomyopathy (DCM). Currently, over 40 genes have been associated with the disease. Mutations in DCM-causing genes induce the condition through a variety of different pathological pathways with complex and not completely understood mechanisms. Genes that encode for sarcomeric, cytoskeletal, nuclear membrane,...
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