Article
Titin-Truncating Variants Increase the Risk of Cardiovascular Death in Patients With Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy.
The Canadian journal of cardiology - 1 Oct 2017
Zhang Ce, Zhang Hongju, Wu Guixin, Luo Xiaoliang, Zhang Channa, Zou Yubao, Wang Hu, Hui Rutai, Wang Jizheng, Song Lei
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Titin-truncating variants (TTNtv) have been detected in a variety of cardiomyopathies and represent the most common cause of dilated cardiomyopathy. However, their significance in hypertrophic cardiomyopathy (HCM) is still unclear. METHODS: The titin gene (TTN) was sequenced for truncating variants in a cohort of 529 Chinese patients with HCM and 307 healthy controls. Baseline and follow-up clinical...
Topics
- Adult
- Cardiomyopathy, Hypertrophic
- China
- Connectin
- DNA
- DNA Mutational Analysis
- Databases, Genetic
- Female
- Follow-Up Studies
- Humans
- Male
