Toward Genetics-Driven Early Intervention in Dilated Cardiomyopathy
Author(s) -
Daniel D. Kinnamon,
Ana Morales,
Deborah J. Bowen,
Wylie Burke,
Ray E. Hershberger,
Ray E. Hershberger,
Daniel D. Kinnamon,
Ana Morales,
Julie M. GastierFoster,
Wylie Burke,
Deborah J. Bowen,
Deborah A. Nickerson,
Michael O. Dorschner,
Garrie J. Haas,
William T. Abraham,
Philip F. Binkley,
Ayesha Hasan,
Jennifer Host,
Brent C. Lampert,
Sakima A. Smith,
Gordon S. Huggins,
David DeNofrio,
Michael S. Kiernan,
Daniel Fishbein,
Richard K. Cheng,
Todd Dardas,
Wayne C. Levy,
Claudius Mahr,
Sofia Carolina Masri,
April StempienOtero,
Stephen S. Gottlieb,
Matthew T. Wheeler,
Euan A. Ashley,
Julia Platt,
Mark Hofmeyer,
W.H. Wilson Tang,
Randall Starling,
Rocio Moran,
Anjali Owens,
Kenneth Marguilies,
Thomas P. Cappola,
Lee R. Goldberg,
Susan C. Brozena,
J. Eduardo Rame,
Rhondalyn C. McLean,
Charles K. Moore,
Matthew deShazo,
Robert C. Long,
Francisco Jimenez Carcamo,
Hakop Hrachian-Haftevani,
Barry Trachtenberg,
G. Ashrith,
Arvind Bhimarahj,
Jerry D. Estep,
Nancy K. Sweitzer,
Carlos D. Bustamante,
Gail P. Jarvik,
Eden R. Martin,
Heidi L. Rehm,
Patrice DesvigneNickens,
James Troendle,
YiPing Fu,
Lucia A. Hindorff
Publication year - 2017
Publication title -
circulation cardiovascular genetics
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 1942-3268
pISSN - 1942-325X
DOI - 10.1161/circgenetics.117.001826
Subject(s) - medicine , intervention (counseling) , genetic testing , asymptomatic , disease , ethnic group , psychiatry , anthropology , sociology
The cause of idiopathic dilated cardiomyopathy (DCM) is unknown by definition, but its familial subtype is considered to have a genetic component. We hypothesize that most idiopathic DCM, whether familial or nonfamilial, has a genetic basis, in which case a genetics-driven approach to identifying at-risk family members for clinical screening and early intervention could reduce morbidity and mortality.
Accelerating Research
Robert Robinson Avenue,
Oxford Science Park, Oxford
OX4 4GP, United Kingdom
Address
John Eccles HouseRobert Robinson Avenue,
Oxford Science Park, Oxford
OX4 4GP, United Kingdom