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Linkage of familial dilated cardiomyopathy with conduction defect and muscular dystrophy to chromosome 6q23.
American journal of human genetics - 1 Oct 1997
Messina D N, Speer M C, Pericak-Vance M A, McNally E M
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Inherited cardiomyopathies may arise from mutations in genes that are normally expressed in both heart and skeletal muscle and therefore may be accompanied by skeletal muscle weakness. Phenotypically, patients with familial dilated cardiomyopathy (FDC) show enlargement of all four chambers of the heart and develop symptoms of congestive heart failure. Inherited cardiomyopathies may also be accompanied by cardiac...
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