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Successful knock-in of Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy-mutation R723G into the MYH7 gene mimics HCM pathology in pigs.
Scientific reports - 19 Mar 2018
Montag J, Petersen B, Flögel A K, Becker E, Lucas-Hahn A, Cost G J, Mühlfeld C, Kraft T, Niemann H, Brenner B
Abstract excerpt
Familial Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy (HCM) is the most common inherited cardiac disease. About 30% of the patients are heterozygous for mutations in the MYH7 gene encoding the ß-myosin heavy chain (MyHC). Hallmarks of HCM are cardiomyocyte disarray and hypertrophy of the left ventricle, the symptoms range from slight arrhythmias to sudden cardiac death or heart failure. To gain insight into the underlying...
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