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A homozygous CAP2 pathogenic variant in a neonate presenting with rapidly progressive cardiomyopathy and nemaline rods.
American journal of medical genetics. Part A - 1 Mar 2022
Gurunathan Sharavana, Sebastian Jessica, Baker Jennifer, Abdel-Hamid Hoda Z, West Shawn C, Feingold Brian, Peche Vivek, Reyes-Múgica Miguel, Madan-Khetarpal Suneeta, Field Jeffrey
Abstract excerpt
Nemaline Myopathy (NM) is a disorder of skeletal muscles caused by mutations in sarcomere proteins and characterized by accumulation of microscopic rod or thread-like structures (nemaline bodies) in skeletal muscles. Patients diagnosed with both NM and infantile cardiomyopathy are very rare. A male infant presented, within the first few hours of life, with severe dilated cardiomyopathy, biventricular dysfunction...
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