Setting up Multiplex Panels for Genetic Testing of Familial Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy Based on Linkage Analysis

• Main Authors: Hoorieh SAGHAFI (Author), Majid HAGHJOO (Author), Sima SABBAGH (Author), Niloofar SAMIEE (Author), Farve VAKILIAN (Author), Mohammad TAGHI SALEHI OMRAN (Author), Masoomeh DADASHI (Author), Ahmad AMIN (Author), Mohammad KERAMATIPOUR (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Tehran University of Medical Sciences, 2016-03-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Background: Familial hypertrophic cardiomyopathy (HCM) is caused by mutations in genes encoding cardiac sarcomere proteins. Nowadays genetic testing of HCM plays an important role in clinical practice by contributing to the diagnosis, prognosis, and screening of high-risk individuals. The aim of thi...