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Whole gene sequencing identifies deep-intronic variants with potential functional impact in patients with hypertrophic cardiomyopathy.
PloS one - 1 Jan 2017
Mendes de Almeida Rita, Tavares Joana, Martins Sandra, Carvalho Teresa, Enguita Francisco J, Brito Dulce, Carmo-Fonseca Maria, Lopes Luís Rocha
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: High throughput sequencing technologies have revolutionized the identification of mutations responsible for genetic diseases such as hypertrophic cardiomyopathy (HCM). However, approximately 50% of individuals with a clinical diagnosis of HCM have no causal mutation identified. This may be due to the presence of pathogenic mutations located deep within the introns, which are not detected by...
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