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Genetics of Takotsubo Syndrome.
Heart failure clinics - 1 Oct 2016
Limongelli Giuseppe, Masarone Daniele, Maddaloni Valeria, Rubino Marta, Fratta Fiorella, Cirillo Annapaola, Ludovica Spinelli Barrile, Pacileo Roberta, Fusco Adelaide, Coppola Guido Ronald, Pisacane Francesca, Bossone Eduardo, Calabrò Paolo, Calabrò Raffaele, Russo Maria Giovanna, Pacileo Giuseppe
Abstract excerpt
Takotsubo syndrome (TTS) is an enigmatic disease with a multifactorial and still unresolved pathogenesis. A genetic predisposition has been suggested based on the few familial TTS cases. Conflicting results have been published regarding the role of functional polymorphisms in relevant candidate genes, such as α1-, β1-, and β2-adrenergic receptors; G protein-coupled receptor kinase 5; and estrogen receptors....
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