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A novel dystrophin deletion mutation in a becker muscular dystrophy patient with early-onset dilated cardiomyopathy.
The Canadian journal of cardiology - 1 Aug 2014
Guo Xiaoxiao, Dai Yi, Cui Liying, Fang Quan
Abstract excerpt
Becker muscular dystrophy (BMD) is a rare cause of dilated cardiomyopathy (DCM). We present a 23-year-old patient with BMD and early-onset DCM in whom cardiovascular magnetic resonance showed extensive myocardial late gadolinium enhancement and previously unreported findings of subepicardial fat infiltration in the lateral wall. In addition, this patient carried a rare mutation of dystrophin gene that might be a...
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