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Familial Dilated Cardiomyopathy Caused by a Novel Frameshift in the BAG3 Gene.
PloS one - 1 Jan 2016
Toro Rocio, Pérez-Serra Alexandra, Campuzano Oscar, Moncayo-Arlandi Javier, Allegue Catarina, Iglesias Anna, Mangas Alipio, Brugada Ramon
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BACKGROUND: Dilated cardiomyopathy, a major cause of chronic heart failure and cardiac transplantation, is characterized by left ventricular or biventricular heart dilatation. In nearly 50% of cases the pathology is inherited, and more than 60 genes have been reported as disease-causing. However, in 30% of familial cases the mutation remains unidentified even after comprehensive genetic analysis. This study...
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