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Role of Whole-exome Sequencing in Phenotype Classification and Clinical Treatment of Pediatric Restrictive Cardiomyopathy.
Chinese medical journal - 5 Dec 2017
Ding Wen-Hong, Han Ling, Xiao Yan-Yan, Mo Ying, Yang Jing, Wang Xiao-Fang, Jin Mei
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Restrictive cardiomyopathy (RCM) is the least common cardiomyopathy in which the walls are rigid and the heart is restricted from stretching and filling properly. Cardiac troponin I (cTnI) mutation-caused myofibril Ca2+ hypersensitivity has been shown to be associated with impaired diastolic function. This study aimed to investigate the linkage between the genotype and clinical therapy of RCM....
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