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Association of the myosin binding protein C3 mutation (MYBPC3 R820W) with cardiac death in a survey of 236 Ragdoll cats.
Journal of veterinary cardiology : the official journal of the European Society of Veterinary Cardiology - 1 Jun 2014
Borgeat Kieran, Casamian-Sorrosal Domingo, Helps Chris, Luis Fuentes Virginia, Connolly David J
Abstract excerpt
OBJECTIVES: A mutation identified in the myosin binding protein C3 gene (MYBPC3 R820W) has been associated with hypertrophic cardiomyopathy (HCM) in Ragdoll cats. Ragdolls with HCM are reported to have a poor prognosis and homozygous cats seem particularly likely to develop severe HCM, although the outcome in Ragdolls tested for the MYBPC3 mutation has not been reported. We aimed to determine the influence of...
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