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[The clinical analysis of plakophilin-2 gene mutation in patients with arrhythmogenic right ventricular cardiomyopathy/dysplasia].
Zhonghua nei ke za zhi - 1 Dec 2015
Liu Xin, Liu Wenling, Hu Dayi, Zhang Li, Zhu Tiangang, Li Cuilan, Qiu Xiaoliang, Li Lei, Guo Chengjun, Liu Xingpeng, Wang Lei, Zheng Hua, Wang Chunling, Diao Qing, Shi Dan, Zhan Pingyun, Deng Yuanming, Liu Kunshen, Wang Yi, Liu Baomin, Liu Hongming, Qin Xuguang, Lan Yanping
Abstract excerpt
OBJECTIVE: The purpose of this study was to screen genetic variations in plakophilin-2 (PKP2) gene in patients with arrhythmogenic right ventricular cardiomyopathy/dysplasia (ARVC/D) and investigate the differences in clinical features between mutation and no-mutation groups. METHODS: Thirty unrelated Chinese patients clinically diagnosed with ARVC/D and 50 healthy controls were included. Genomic DNA was isolated...
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