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Overexpression of Wild-Type TMEM43 Improves Cardiac Function in Arrhythmogenic Right Ventricular Cardiomyopathy Type 5
17 Mar 2025
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BACKGROUND: Arrhythmogenic right ventricular cardiomyopathy type 5 (ARVC5) is the most aggressive type of ARVC, caused by a fully penetrant missense mutation (p.S358L) in TMEM43 (transmembrane protein 43). Pathologically, the disease is characterized by dilation of the cardiac chambers and fibrofatty replacement of the myocardium, which results in heart failure and sudden cardiac death. Current therapeutic...
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