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Cardiomyopathy
Lamin A/C mutations can cause serious heart problems
August 6th, 2004
Mutations in the lamin A/C gene cause cardiomyopathy, often with fatal outcomes. "Most cardiologists are quite alarmed when they learn that a patient carries a mutation in the SCN5a gene responsible for Brugada syndrome. In contrast, when confronted with a family carrying a lamin A/C mutation, they are often less aroused," investigators in Netherlands report. "In this issue of the Journal, a founder mutation in the lamin A/C gene that causes cardiomyopathy with a particularly grave prognosis is reported. This finding underscores the fact that mutations in the lamin A/C gene very often affect the heart, often with devastating consequences," wrote J.H....
Source: Genomics & Genetics Weekly (2004-08-06)
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