Epidemiology of desmin and cardiac actin gene mutations in a european population of dilated cardiomyopathy

European Heart Journal

Volumn 21, Issue 22, 2000, Pages 1872-1876

  Tesson, F ^a,b   Sylvius, N ^a,b   Pilotto, A ^c   Dubosq Bidot, L ^a,b   Peuchmaurd, M ^a,b   Bouchier, C ^a,b   Benaiche, A ^a,b   Mangin, L ^a   Charron, P ^a,b,d   Gavazzi, A ^c   Tavazzi, L ^c   Arbustini, E ^c   Komajda, Michel ^a,b,d  

^a SORBONNE UNIVERSITÉ   (France)

^b Muscles et Vaisseaux   (France)

^c FONDAZIONE IRCCS POLICLINICO SAN MATTEO   (Italy)

^d PITIÉ SALPÊTRIÈRE HOSPITAL   (France)

Author keywords

Cardiac actin gene; Desmin gene; Familial dilated cardiomyopathy

Indexed keywords

ACTIN; DESMIN; DNA;

ARTICLE; AUTOSOMAL DOMINANT INHERITANCE; EUROPE; FRANCE; GENE MUTATION; GENETIC EPIDEMIOLOGY; HEART DILATATION; HUMAN; ITALY; MISSENSE MUTATION; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESTRICTION FRAGMENT LENGTH POLYMORPHISM; SINGLE STRAND CONFORMATION POLYMORPHISM;

EID: 0033730389     PISSN: 0195668X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1053/euhj.2000.2245     Document Type: Article

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