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Screening of MYH7, MYBPC3, and TNNT2 genes in Brazilian patients with hypertrophic cardiomyopathy.
American heart journal - 1 Oct 2013
Marsiglia Julia Daher Carneiro, Credidio Flávia Laghi, de Oliveira Théo Gremen Mimary, Reis Rafael Ferreira, Antunes Murillo de Oliveira, de Araujo Aloir Queiroz, Pedrosa Rodrigo Pinto, Barbosa-Ferreira João Marcos Bemfica, Mady Charles, Krieger José Eduardo, Arteaga-Fernandez Edmundo, Pereira Alexandre da Costa
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BACKGROUND: Hypertrophic cardiomyopathy (HC) is the most prevalent genetic cardiac disease caused by a mutation in sarcomeres, Z-disks, or calcium-handling genes and is characterized by unexplained left ventricular hypertrophy. The aim of this study was to determine the genetic profile of Brazilian patients with HC and correlate the genotype with the phenotype. METHODS: We included 268 index patients from São...
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