Molecular basis of hypertrophic and dilated cardiomyopathy.

Article

Molecular basis of hypertrophic and dilated cardiomyopathy.

Texas Heart Institute journal - 1 Jan 1994

Marian A J, Roberts R

Abstract excerpt

Hypertrophic cardiomyopathy is a heterogeneous disease with autosomal dominant Mendelian inheritance. In 1989, the 1st locus for hypertrophic cardiomyopathy was mapped to cardiac myosin genes located on chromosome 14q1. Soon, several mutations that cosegregated with inheritance of the disease wer...

Topics

Cardiomyopathy, Dilated
Cardiomyopathy, Hypertrophic
Dystrophin
Humans
Muscular Dystrophies
Mutation
Myosins
X Chromosome

Community interpretation

Discuss the evidence

Ask a question, add context or challenge an interpretation. Community activity is separate from scientific evidence strength.

discussions

replies

Citations encouraged

Claims remain attributable.

No discussion yet

Be the first to add a careful, cited interpretation.