Desmin mutation responsible for idiopathic dilated cardiomyopathy

Circulation

Volumn 100, Issue 5, 1999, Pages 461-464

  Li, Duanxiang ^a   Tapscoft, Terry ^a   Gonzalez, Oscar ^a   Burch, Paula E ^a   Quiñones, Miguel A ^a   Zoghbi, William A ^a   Hill, Rita ^a   Bachinski, Linda L ^a   Mann, Douglas L ^a   Roberts, Robert ^a  

^a BAYLOR COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Cardiomyopathy; Desmin; Genes

Indexed keywords

DESMIN;

ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONGESTIVE CARDIOMYOPATHY; DNA DETERMINATION; FAMILIAL DISEASE; GENE MAPPING; GENETIC LINKAGE; HUMAN; MISSENSE MUTATION; PHENOTYPE; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 0033520037     PISSN: 00097322     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1161/01.CIR.100.5.461     Document Type: Article

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