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A novel heterozygous missense MYH7 mutation potentially causes an autosomal dominant form of myosin storage myopathy with dilated cardiomyopathy.
BMC cardiovascular disorders - 4 Oct 2023
Naderi Niloofar, Mohsen-Pour Neda, Nilipour Yalda, Pourirahim Maryam, Maleki Majid, Kalayinia Samira
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: The MYH7 gene, which encodes the slow/ß-cardiac myosin heavy chain, is mutated in myosin storage myopathy (MSM). The clinical spectrum of MSM is quite heterogeneous in that it ranges from cardiomyopathies to skeletal myopathies or a combination of both, depending on the affected region. In this study, we performed clinical and molecular examinations of the proband of an Iranian family with MSM in an...
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