Dystrophin gene abnormalities in two patients with idiopathic dilated cardioyopathy

Heart

Volumn 78, Issue 6, 1997, Pages 608-612

  Muntoni, Francesco ^a   Di Lenarda, Andrea ^b   Porcu, Maurizio ^c   Sinagra, Gianfranco ^b   Mateddu, Anna ^d   Marrosu, Gianni ^d   Ferlini, Alessandra ^a   Cau, Milena ^e   Milasin, Jelena ^b   Melis, Maria Antonietta ^e   Marrosu, Maria Giovanna ^d   Cianchetti, Carlo ^d   Sanna, Antonio ^c   Falaschi, Arturo ^b   Camerini, Fulvio ^b   Giacca, Mauro ^b   Mestroni, Luisa ^b  

^a HAMMERSMITH HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TRIESTE   (Italy)

^c BROTZU HOSPITAL   (Italy)

^d Istituto Neuropsichiatria Infantile   (Italy)

^e Dipto Biol Clin Eta Evolutiva   (Italy)

Author keywords

Becker muscular dystrophy; Dilated cardiomyopathy; Dystrophin

Indexed keywords

DYSTROPHIN;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; CONGESTIVE CARDIOMYOPATHY; CONTROLLED STUDY; GENE DELETION; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; IMMUNOBLOTTING; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; MALE; MUSCLE BIOPSY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SKELETAL MUSCLE;

EID: 14444268277     PISSN: 13556037     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/hrt.78.6.608     Document Type: Article

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