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Evidence of genetic heterogeneity of hypertrophic cardiomyopathy in eight Chinese patients.
Zhonghua yi xue za zhi = Chinese medical journal; Free China ed - 1 May 1996
Hwang D S, Chen Y T, Su J S, Hu W H, Wang K Y, Ting C T
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BACKGROUND: The genetic basis causing hypertrophic cardiomyopathy (HCM) was found due to missense mutations in cardiac beta-myosin heavy chain (beta-MHC), cardiac troponin T and alpha-tropomyosin genes in certain affected families. However, most mutations and majority of the affected families were reported to be related to beta-MHC gene. Till now, 20 different missense mutations of beta-MHC gene identified in...
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