Lamin A/C Gene and the Heart. How Genetics May Impact Clinical Care

Journal of the American College of Cardiology

Volumn 52, Issue 15, 2008, Pages 1261-1262

  Mestroni, Luisa ^a   Taylor, Matthew R G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO   (United States)

Author keywords

dilated cardiomyopathy; genetics; laminopathy; sudden death

Indexed keywords

CONGESTIVE CARDIOMYOPATHY; DISEASE SEVERITY; EDITORIAL; GENE; GENE MUTATION; HEART ARRHYTHMIA; HEART DISEASE; HEART FAILURE; HEART MUSCLE CONDUCTION DISTURBANCE; HEART VENTRICLE FIBRILLATION; HEART VENTRICLE TACHYCARDIA; HUMAN; LAMIN A GENE; LAMIN C GENE; MORBIDITY; MORTALITY; PHENOTYPIC VARIATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SUDDEN DEATH; SURVIVAL; SYMPTOMATOLOGY;

CARDIOMYOPATHY, DILATED; HUMANS; LAMIN TYPE A; MUTATION; PROGNOSIS;

EID: 52949150857     PISSN: 07351097     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jacc.2008.07.021     Document Type: Editorial

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