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The LMNA mutation p.Arg321Ter associated with dilated cardiomyopathy leads to reduced expression and a skewed ratio of lamin A and lamin C proteins.
Experimental cell research - 15 Nov 2013
Al-Saaidi Rasha, Rasmussen Torsten B, Palmfeldt Johan, Nissen Peter H, Beqqali Abdelaziz, Hansen Jakob, Pinto Yigal M, Boesen Thomas, Mogensen Jens, Bross Peter
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Dilated cardiomyopathy (DCM) is a disease of the heart muscle characterized by cardiac chamber enlargement and reduced systolic function of the left ventricle. Mutations in the LMNA gene represent the most frequent known genetic cause of DCM associated with disease of the conduction systems. The LMNA gene generates two major transcripts encoding the nuclear lamina major components lamin A and lamin C by...
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