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Identification of a mutation in the beta cardiac myosin heavy chain gene in a family with hypertrophic cardiomyopathy.
British heart journal - 1 Feb 1993
al-Mahdawi S, Chamberlain S, Cleland J, Nihoyannopoulos P, Gilligan D, French J, Choudhury L, Williamson R, Oakley C
Abstract excerpt
OBJECTIVE: To investigate the molecular genetic basis of the cause of disease in a family with hypertrophic cardiomyopathy. BACKGROUND: Mutation within the beta cardiac myosin heavy chain gene has been shown to be the pathogenetic mechanism underlying the disease in several families, though clear evidence of heterogeneity has been reported. PATIENTS: A family with a history of hypertrophic cardiomyopathy. RESULTS...
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