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Clinical predictors of a positive genetic test in hypertrophic cardiomyopathy in the Brazilian population.
BMC cardiovascular disorders - 13 Mar 2014
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 Costa
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Hypertrophic cardiomyopathy is a genetic autosomal dominant disease characterized by left ventricular hypertrophy. The molecular diagnosis is important but still expensive. This work aimed to find clinical predictors of a positive genetic test in a Brazilian tertiary centre cohort of index cases with HCM. METHODS: In the study were included patients with HCM clinical diagnosis. For genotype x...
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