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Arrhythmogenic cardiomyopathy in a patient with a rare loss-of-function KCNQ1 mutation.
Journal of the American Heart Association - 23 Jan 2015
Xiong Qinmei, Cao Qing, Zhou Qiongqiong, Xie Jinyan, Shen Yang, Wan Rong, Yu Jianhua, Yan Sujuan, Marian Ali J, Hong Kui
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BACKGROUND: Ventricular tachycardia (VT) is a common manifestation of advanced cardiomyopathies. In a subset of patients with dilated cardiomyopathy, VT is the initial and the cardinal manifestation of the disease. The molecular genetic basis of this subset of dilated cardiomyopathy is largely unknown. METHODS AND RESULTS: We identified 10 patients with dilated cardiomyopathy who presented with VT and sequenced...
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