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Genetic Restrictive Cardiomyopathy: Causes and Consequences-An Integrative Approach.
International journal of molecular sciences - 8 Jan 2021
Cimiotti Diana, Budde Heidi, Hassoun Roua, Jaquet Kornelia
Abstract excerpt
The sarcomere as the smallest contractile unit is prone to alterations in its functional, structural and associated proteins. Sarcomeric dysfunction leads to heart failure or cardiomyopathies like hypertrophic (HCM) or restrictive cardiomyopathy (RCM) etc. Genetic based RCM, a very rare but severe disease with a high mortality rate, might be induced by mutations in genes of non-sarcomeric, sarcomeric and...
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