Sarcomeric hypertrophic cardiomyopathy: Genetic profile in a Portuguese population

Background: Sarcomeric hypertrophic cardiomyopathy has heterogeneous phenotypic expressions, of which sudden cardiac death is the most feared. A genetic diagnosis is essential to identify subjects at risk in each family. The spectrum of disease-causing mutations in the Portuguese population is unkno...

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Main Authors: Dulce Brito, Gabriel Miltenberger-Miltenyi, Sónia Vale Pereira, Doroteia Silva, António Nunes Diogo, Hugo Madeira
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2012-09-01
Series:Revista Portuguesa de Cardiologia
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0870255112001539