Open AccessProgress in the Molecular Genetics of Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy: A Mini-Review
Author(s) -
Tao Tian,
Yaxin Liu,
XianLiang Zhou,
Lei Song
Publication year - 2013
Publication title -
gerontology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.397
H-Index - 94
eISSN - 1423-0003
pISSN - 0304-324X
DOI - 10.1159/000346146
Subject(s) - hypertrophic cardiomyopathy , penetrance , pathogenesis , genetics , phenotype , haploinsufficiency , sarcomere , myofilament , cardiomyopathy , biology , muscle hypertrophy , gene , medicine , myocyte , heart failure , actin
Hypertrophic cardiomyopathy (HCM), which is characterized by unexplained and asymmetric left ventricular hypertrophy in the absence of other cardiac or systemic diseases, is an inherited cardiovascular disease and presents rising penetrance with aging.
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