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Spectrum of Mutations in Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy Genes Among Tunisian Patients.
Genetic testing and molecular biomarkers - 1 Nov 2016
Jaafar Nawel, Gómez Juan, Kammoun Ikram, Zairi Ihsen, Amara Wael Ben, Kachboura Salem, Kraiem Sondes, Hammami Mohamed, Iglesias Sara, Alonso Belén, Coto Eliecer
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Hypertrophic cardiomyopathy (HCM) is a common cardiac genetic disorder associated with heart failure and sudden death. Mutations in the cardiac sarcomere genes are found in approximately half of HCM patients and are more common among cases with a family history of the disease. Data about the mutational spectrum of the sarcomeric genes in HCM patients from Northern Africa are limited. The population of...
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