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SUBMITTER: Levitas A
PROVIDER: S-EPMC2987458 | biostudies-literature | 2010 Oct
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Levitas Aviva A Muhammad Emad E Harel Gali G Saada Ann A Caspi Vered Chalifa VC Manor Esther E Beck John C JC Sheffield Val V Parvari Ruti R
European journal of human genetics : EJHG 20100616 10
Cardiomyopathies are common disorders resulting in heart failure; the most frequent form is dilated cardiomyopathy (DCM), which is characterized by dilatation of the left or both ventricles and impaired systolic function. DCM causes considerable morbidity and mortality, and is one of the major causes of sudden cardiac death. Although about one-third of patients are reported to have a genetic form of DCM, reported mutations explain only a minority of familial DCM. Moreover, the recessive neonatal ...[more]