Familial left ventricular noncompaction cardiomyopathy due to a novel mutation in the MYH 7 gene

Left Ventricular Non Compaction (LVNC) is considered a unique cardiomyopathy according to the American Heart Association guidelines. The genetic ethology of LVNC in children is not completely understood although upto 41% of LVNC are thought to be genetic. We report a family with LVNC due to a novel...

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Autores principales: Alawani, Sujata S, Paul, Abraham, Krishna, Mani Ram, Ahamed, Hisham
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Wolters Kluwer - Medknow 2021
Materias:
Case Report
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9075559/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/35527761
http://dx.doi.org/10.4103/apc.APC_92_20
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Sumario:Left Ventricular Non Compaction (LVNC) is considered a unique cardiomyopathy according to the American Heart Association guidelines. The genetic ethology of LVNC in children is not completely understood although upto 41% of LVNC are thought to be genetic. We report a family with LVNC due to a novel mutation in the MYH 7 gene.

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