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Familial hypertrophic cardiomiopathy: molecular basis and genotype-phenotype correlations.
Revista portuguesa de cardiologia : orgao oficial da Sociedade Portuguesa de Cardiologia = Portuguese journal of cardiology : an official journal of the Portuguese Society of Cardiology - 1 Oct 1998
Cuda G, Lamberti A, Perrotti N, Perticone F, Mattioli P L
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The impact of molecular genetics in the diagnosis and management of various forms of heritable cardiac or vascular disorders is continuously increasing thanks to the newly available laboratory tools. Familial hypertrophic cardiomyopathy (FHC), an autosomal dominant inherited disease characterized by unexplained left ventricular hypertrophy and a wide range of clinical symptoms, is the first cardiac disorder whose...
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