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Cardiomyopathy Genetics
New cardiomyopathy genetics research has been reported by scientists at University Hospital
April 15th, 2009
New investigation results, 'HBEGF, SRA1, and IK: Three cosegregating genes as determinants of cardiomyopathy,' are detailed in a study published in Genome Research. "Human dilated cardiomyopathy (DCM), a disorder of the cardiac muscle, causes considerable morbidity and mortality and is one of the major causes of sudden cardiac death. Genetic factors play a role in the etiology and pathogenesis of DCM," scientists in Heidelberg, Germany report. "Disease-associated genetic variations identified to date have been identified in single families or single sporadic patients and explain a minority of the etiology of DCM. We show that a 600-kb region of linkage...
Source: Genetics & Environmental Health Week (2009-04-15)
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