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Whole exome sequencing identifies a KCNJ12 mutation as a cause of familial dilated cardiomyopathy.
Medicine - 1 Aug 2017
Yuan Hai-Xin, Yan Kai, Hou Dong-Yan, Zhang Zhi-Yong, Wang Hua, Wang Xin, Zhang Juan, Xu Xiao-Rong, Liang Yan-Hong, Zhao Wen-Shu, Xu Lin, Zhang Lin
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Dilated cardiomyopathy (DCM) is characterized by left ventricular dilation, and is associated with systolic dysfunction and increased action potential duration. Approximately 50% of DCM cases are caused by inherited gene mutations with genetic and phenotypic heterogeneity. Next generation sequencing may be useful in screening unknown mutations in such cases.A family was identified with DCM, in which the affected...
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