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Sarcomere mutation negative hypertrophic cardiomyopathy is associated with ageing and obesity.
Open heart - 1 Feb 2021
de Feria Alejandro E, Kott Andrew E, Becker Jason R
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Despite advances in our understanding of the genetic causes of hypertrophic cardiomyopathy (HCM), a large portion of this patient population do not carry sarcomere gene mutations when screened. It remains largely unknown why patients without sarcomere mutations develop asymmetric myocardial hypertrophy. METHODS: We performed a retrospective analysis of probands with HCM who underwent genetic testing...
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