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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
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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 t...
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