Novel gene mutations in patients with left ventricular noncompaction or Barth syndrome.

F, Ichida; S, Tsubata; KR, Bowles; N, Haneda; K, Uese; T, Miyawaki; WJ, Dreyer; J, Messina; H, Li; NE, Bowles; JA, Towbin

doi:10.1161/01.cir.103.9.1256

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Novel gene mutations in patients with left ventricular noncompaction or Barth syndrome.

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Authors:

Ichida F

Tsubata S

Bowles KR

Abstract

<h4>Background</h4>Mutations in the gene G4.5 result in a wide spectrum of severe infantile cardiomyopathic phenotypes, including isolated left ventricular noncompaction (LVNC), as well as Barth syndrome (BTHS) with dilated cardiomyopathy (DCM). The purpose of this study was to investigate patients ...

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