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Chondroid and Osseous Metaplasia of the Central Fibrous Body in Adolescent Hearts with Mutations in TNNI3 and TNNT2 genes.
Pediatric and developmental pathology : the official journal of the Society for Pediatric Pathology and the Paediatric Pathology Society - 1 Jan 2000
Carreon Chrystalle Katte, Sanders Stephen P, Ashworth Michael T
Abstract excerpt
The histological spectrum of the central fibrous body (CFB) of the heart, particularly in humans, is not fully characterized. Herein, we describe the presence of cartilage and bone within the CFB of 2 explanted heart specimens from patients with known mutation-driven cardiomyopathy involving the TNNI3 and TNNT2 genes, review the existing literature on the identified variants particularly TNNI3 (p.Asn185Thrfs*14)...
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