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A novel MYH7 gene mutation in a fetus with left ventricular noncompaction.
The Canadian journal of cardiology - 1 Jan 2015
Nomura Yasuhisa, Momoi Nobuo, Hirono Keiichi, Hata Yukiko, Takasaki Asami, Nishida Naoki, Ichida Fukiko
Abstract excerpt
Left ventricular noncompaction (LVNC) is a recently defined cardiomyopathy characterized by a pattern of prominent trabecular meshwork and deep intertrabecular recesses. LVNC is rarely described in fetal life, and a small number of cases have been reported. We report the first fetal case, to our knowledge, of LVNC associated with a novel mutation in the MYH7 gene (c.1625A>C; p.Lys542Thr). This patient showed...
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