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Isometric tension and mutant myosin heavy chain content in single skeletal myofibers from hypertrophic cardiomyopathy patients.
Journal of molecular and cellular cardiology - 1 Feb 1997
Malinchik S, Cuda G, Podolsky R J, Horowits R
Abstract excerpt
Several mutations in the beta-myosin heavy chain (beta-MHC) gene have been linked to hypertrophic cardiomyopathy (HCM). Because this gene is also expressed in slow-twitch fibers of skeletal muscle, we have been able to study the mutant beta-myosin content and mechanical properties associated with these myosin mutations in single skinned skeletal muscle fibers obtained from HCM patients. We found that in patients...
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