PEDIATRIC CARDIOMYOPATHY MUTATIONS IN A HIGHLY CONSANGUINEOUS POPULATION

Autor: Christine E. Seidman, Şükrü Candan, Steven R. DePalma, Akl C. Fahed, Jonathan G. Seidman, Kazum Öztarhan, Hatip Aydin, Helen Bornaun, Betül Erer, Ahmet Ekmekçi, Barbara McDonough, Alireza Haghighi
Rok vydání: 2016
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Zdroj: Journal of the American College of Cardiology. 67:1399
ISSN: 0735-1097
DOI: 10.1016/s0735-1097(16)31400-0
Popis: Pediatric-onset cardiomyopathy is more common in inbred and highly consanguineous populations that are enriched for familial and recessive disease. The genetic causes of pediatric cardiomyopathy remain poorly understood. Nearly one quarter of marriages in Turkey are consanguineous. Studying this
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