Article
Comprehensive Versus Targeted Genetic Testing in Children with Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy.
Pediatric cardiology - 1 Jun 2016
Bales Nathan D, Johnson Nicole M, Judge Daniel P, Murphy Anne M
Abstract excerpt
Hypertrophic cardiomyopathy (HCM) is a genetic disease of the sarcomere that can be found in both children and adults and is associated with many causative mutations. In children who are not the index case of HCM in their families, current recommendations call only for targeted genetic testing for familial mutations. However, clinical experience suggests that de novo mutations are possible, as are mutations...
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