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Hypertrophic cardiomyopathy: a new mutation illustrates the need for family-centered care.
Pediatric cardiology - 1 Dec 2014
Lee Daniel D, Veith Regan L, Dimmock David P, Samyn Margaret M
Abstract excerpt
This is a case series of a family positive for a previously undescribed mutation in the myofilament gene MYH7, causing hypertrophic cardiomyopathy (HCM), a potentially lethal cardiac disease with strong hereditability. The family's significant disease became strikingly apparent with the unanticipated diagnosis of their newborn infant shortly after her birth. This led to the discovery of the MYH7 mutation in the...
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