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Reduction in Filamin C transcript is associated with arrhythmogenic cardiomyopathy in Ashkenazi Jews.
International journal of cardiology - 15 Oct 2020
Oz Shimrit, Yonath Hagith, Visochyk Leonid, Ofek Efrat, Landa Natalie, Reznik-Wolf Haike, Ortiz-Genga Martin, Monserrat Lorenzo, Ben-Gal Tuvia, Goitein Orly, Beinart Roy, Glikson Michael, Freimark Dov, Pras Elon, Arad Michael, Nof Eyal
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Filamin C is a cytoskeletal protein expressed in cardiac cells. Nonsense variations in the filamin C gene (FLNC) were associated with dilated and arrhythmogenic cardiomyopathies. METHODS AND RESULTS: We identified an intronic variation in FLNC gene (c.3791-1G > C) in three unrelated Ashkenazi Jewish families with variable expression of arrhythmia and cardiomyopathy. cDNA was prepared from a mutation...
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