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SUBMITTER: Parvari R
PROVIDER: S-EPMC3399391 | biostudies-literature | 2012
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Parvari Ruti R Levitas Aviva A
Biochemistry research international 20120709
Cardiomyopathy is an important cause of heart failure and a major indication for heart transplantation in children and adults. This paper describes the state of the genetic knowledge of dilated cardiomyopathy (DCM). The identification of the causing mutation is important since presymptomatic interventions of DCM have proven value in preventing morbidity and mortality. Additionally, as in general in genetic studies, the identification of the mutated genes has a direct clinical impact for the fami ...[more]