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KLF13 Loss-of-Function Mutations Underlying Familial Dilated Cardiomyopathy.
Journal of the American Heart Association - 15 Nov 2022
Guo Yu-Han, Wang Jun, Guo Xiao-Juan, Gao Ri-Feng, Yang Chen-Xi, Li Li, Sun Yu-Min, Qiu Xing-Biao, Xu Ying-Jia, Yang Yi-Qing
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Background Dilated cardiomyopathy (DCM), characterized by progressive left ventricular enlargement and systolic dysfunction, is the most common type of cardiomyopathy and a leading cause of heart failure and cardiac death. Accumulating evidence underscores the critical role of genetic defects in the pathogenesis of DCM, and >250 genes have been implicated in DCM to date. However, DCM is of substantial genetic...
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