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A novel familial pathogenic desmoplakin (DSP) gene mutation (c.4751_4752del) presenting as "hot-phase" left-dominant arrhythmogenic cardiomyopathy.
Future cardiology - 1 Jun 2025
Fanucci Victoria, Chauhan Dhaval, Chaudhuri Nita Ray, Nayak Hemal M, Kohli Utkarsh
Abstract excerpt
Desmoplakin, encoded by DSP (Online Mendelian Inheritance in Man [OMIM]: 125647), is a central component of desmosomes. Mutations in DSP have been implicated in the development of arrhythmogenic cardiomyopathy (ACM) and other cutaneous conditions. We report on a rare, myocarditis-like presentation of left-dominant arrhythmogenic cardiomyopathy (LDACM) in a 16-year-old girl with a novel familial frame-shift DSP...
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