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Genetic Insights from Consanguineous Cardiomyopathy Families.
Genes - 10 Jan 2023
Maurer Constance, Boleti Olga, Najarzadeh Torbati Paria, Norouzi Farzaneh, Fowler Anna Nicole Rebekah, Minaee Shima, Salih Khalid Hama, Taherpour Mehdi, Birjandi Hassan, Alizadeh Behzad, Salih Aso Faeq, Bijari Moniba, Houlden Henry, Pittman Alan Michael, Maroofian Reza, Almashham Yahya H, Karimiani Ehsan Ghayoor, Kaski Juan Pablo, Faqeih Eissa Ali, Vakilian Farveh, Jamshidi Yalda
Abstract excerpt
Inherited cardiomyopathies are a prevalent cause of heart failure and sudden cardiac death. Both hypertrophic (HCM) and dilated cardiomyopathy (DCM) are genetically heterogeneous and typically present with an autosomal dominant mode of transmission. Whole exome sequencing and autozygosity mapping was carried out in eight un-related probands from consanguineous Middle Eastern families presenting with HCM/DCM...
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