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Dilated Cardiomyopathy Associated With Deficiency of the Cytoskeletal Protein Metavinculin
7 Jan 1997
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BACKGROUND: The cytoskeleton plays an important role in maintaining cell structure and integrity. Defects in cytoskeletal proteins can cripple cell strength and may cause cardiomyopathy. We analyzed heart tissues from subjects with dilated cardiomyopathy for abnormalities in the cardiac cytoskeleton. Metavinculin, a cardiac isoform of the cytoskeletal protein vinculin, connects actin microfilaments to the...
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