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Plakophilin-2 c.419C>T and risk of heart failure and arrhythmias in the general population.
European journal of human genetics : EJHG - 1 May 2016
Christensen Alex Hørby, Kamstrup Pia Rørbœk, Gandjbakhch Estelle, Benn Marianne, Jensen Jan Skov, Bundgaard Henning, Villard Eric, Tybjærg-Hansen Anne
Abstract excerpt
A rare genetic variant in the desmosomal gene plakophilin-2 (PKP2) c.419C>T(p.(S140F)) has repeatedly been identified in patients with dilated cardiomyopathy (DCM) and arrhythmogenic right ventricular cardiomyopathy (ARVC). Whether this is a disease-causing variant remains highly controversial. We tested this hypothesis using three approaches. Initially, in a prospective study of 10 407 individuals from the...
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