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Novel frameshift variant in MYL2 reveals molecular differences between dominant and recessive forms of hypertrophic cardiomyopathy.
PLoS genetics - 1 May 2020
Manivannan Sathiya N, Darouich Sihem, Masmoudi Aida, Gordon David, Zender Gloria, Han Zhe, Fitzgerald-Butt Sara, White Peter, McBride Kim L, Kharrat Maher, Garg Vidu
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Hypertrophic cardiomyopathy (HCM) is characterized by thickening of the ventricular muscle without dilation and is often associated with dominant pathogenic variants in cardiac sarcomeric protein genes. Here, we report a family with two infants diagnosed with infantile-onset HCM and mitral valve dysplasia that led to death before one year of age. Using exome sequencing, we discovered that one of the affected...
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