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Disease Penetrance in Genotype-Positive But Clinically Unaffected Relatives From Families With Dilated Cardiomyopathy.
JACC. Heart failure - 1 Oct 2025
Cannie Douglas E, Bakalakos Athanasios, Syrris Petros, Protonotarios Alexandros, Lorenzini Massimiliano, Guttmann Oliver, O'Mahony Constantinos, Savvatis Konstantinos, Sekhri Neha, Mohiddin Saidi, Lopes Luis R, Elliott Perry M
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Serial clinical assessment of genotype-positive relatives from families with dilated cardiomyopathy (DCM) is recommended, but there are limited data to guide screening intervals. OBJECTIVES: This study sought to understand the influence of age, sex, and genotype on disease expression. METHODS: Families with a DCM phenotype and a likely pathogenic or pathogenic variant in DCM-related genes were...
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- Humans
- Male
- Female
- Cardiomyopathy, Dilated
- Penetrance
- Middle Aged
