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High proportion of genetic cases in patients with advanced cardiomyopathy including a novel homozygous Plakophilin 2-gene mutation.
PloS one - 1 Jan 2017
Klauke Baerbel, Gaertner-Rommel Anna, Schulz Uwe, Kassner Astrid, Zu Knyphausen Edzard, Laser Thorsten, Kececioglu Deniz, Paluszkiewicz Lech, Blanz Ute, Sandica Eugen, van den Bogaerdt Antoon J, van Tintelen J Peter, Gummert Jan, Milting Hendrik
Abstract excerpt
Cardiomyopathies might lead to end-stage heart disease with the requirement of drastic treatments like bridging up to transplant or heart transplantation. A not precisely known proportion of these diseases are genetically determined. We genotyped 43 index-patients (30 DCM, 10 ARVC, 3 RCM) with advanced or end stage cardiomyopathy using a gene panel which covered 46 known cardiomyopathy disease genes. Fifty-three...
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