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Clinical utility of genetic testing in patients with dilated cardiomyopathy.
Medicina clinica - 21 May 2021
Peña-Peña Maria Luisa, Ochoa Juan Pablo, Barriales-Villa Roberto, Cicerchia Marcos, Palomino-Doza Julián, Salazar-Mendiguchia Joel, Lamounier Arsonval, Trujillo Juan Pablo, Garcia-Giustiniani Diego, Fernandez Xusto, Ortiz-Genga Martin, Monserrat Lorenzo, Crespo-Leiro Maria Generosa
Abstract excerpt
INTRODUCTION AND OBJECTIVES: Dilated cardiomyopathy (DCM) is the most frequent cause of heart transplantation. The prevalence of familial disease can reach 50%. Our objective was to describe the genetic basis of DCM in a cohort with a high proportion of transplanted patients. METHODS: We included patients with DCM and genetic testing performed using next-generation sequencing (NGS) that included at least 80...
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