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Cardiomyopathy-associated variants alter the structure and function of the α-actinin-2 actin-binding domain.
Biochemical and biophysical research communications - 30 Aug 2023
Atang Alexandra E, Rebbeck Robyn T, Thomas David D, Avery Adam W
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Hypertrophic cardiomyopathy (HCM), dilated cardiomyopathy (DCM), and restrictive cardiomyopathy (RCM) are characterized by thickening, thinning, or stiffening, respectively, of the ventricular myocardium, resulting in diastolic or systolic dysfunction that can lead to heart failure and sudden cardiac death. Recently, variants in the ACTN2 gene, encoding the protein α-actinin-2, have been reported in HCM, DCM, and...
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