αB-Crystallin mutation in dilated cardiomyopathies: Low prevalence in a consecutive series of 200 unrelated probands

Biochemical and Biophysical Research Communications

Volumn 346, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 1115-1117

  Pilotto, Andrea ^a   Marziliano, Nicola ^a   Pasotti, Michele ^a   Grasso, Maurizia ^a   Costante, Anna Maria ^b   Arbustini, Eloisa ^a  

^a FONDAZIONE IRCCS POLICLINICO SAN MATTEO   (Italy)

^b Cardiology Department   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALPHA CRYSTALLIN;

AMINO ACID SUBSTITUTION; AMPLICON; ANAMNESIS; AUTOSOMAL DOMINANT INHERITANCE; CATARACT; CELL ULTRASTRUCTURE; CLINICAL FEATURE; CONGESTIVE CARDIOMYOPATHY; ELECTROCARDIOGRAM; GENE LOCATION; GENE MUTATION; GENETIC ASSOCIATION; GENETIC SCREENING; HEART MUSCLE BIOPSY; HEART VENTRICLE TACHYCARDIA; HOLTER MONITORING; HUMAN; HYPERTROPHIC CARDIOMYOPATHY; MOLECULAR PHYLOGENY; PREDICTION; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN METABOLISM; SCREENING TEST; SHORT SURVEY; T WAVE INVERSION; AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; GENETIC PREDISPOSITION; GENETICS; MOLECULAR GENETICS; MUTATION; NOTE; POPULATION GENETICS; SEQUENCE HOMOLOGY;

ALPHA-CRYSTALLIN B CHAIN; AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; CARDIOMYOPATHY, DILATED; GENETIC PREDISPOSITION TO DISEASE; GENETICS, POPULATION; HUMANS; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; MUTATION; SEQUENCE HOMOLOGY, AMINO ACID;

EID: 33745365549     PISSN: 0006291X     EISSN: 10902104     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.bbrc.2006.05.203     Document Type: Short Survey

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