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Clinical and Echocardiographic Impact of Tafazzin Variants on Dilated Cardiomyopathy Phenotype in Left Ventricular Non-Compaction Patients in Early Infancy.
Circulation journal : official journal of the Japanese Circulation Society - 25 Sept 2018
Hirono Keiichi, Hata Yukiko, Nakazawa Makoto, Momoi Nobuo, Tsuji Tohru, Matsuoka Taro, Ayusawa Mamoru, Abe Yuriko, Hayashi Tamaki, Tsujii Nobuyuki, Abe Tadaaki, Sakaguchi Heima, Wang Ce, Takasaki Asami, Takarada Shinya, Okabe Mako, Miyao Nariaki, Nakaoka Hideyuki, Ibuki Keijiro, Saito Kazuyoshi, Ozawa Sayaka, Nishida Naoki, Bowles Neil E, Ichida Fukiko
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Left ventricular non-compaction (LVNC) is a cardiomyopathy morphologically characterized by 2-layered myocardium and numerous prominent trabeculations, and is often associated with dilated cardiomyopathy (DCM). Variants in the gene encoding tafazzin (TAZ) may change mitochondrial function and cause dysfunction of many organs, but they also contribute to the DCM phenotype in LVNC, and the clinical and...
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