Exploring digenic inheritance in arrhythmogenic cardiomyopathy

• Main Authors: Eva König (Author), Claudia Béu Volpato (Author), Benedetta Maria Motta (Author), Hagen Blankenburg (Author), Anne Picard (Author), Peter Pramstaller (Author), Michela Casella (Author), Werner Rauhe (Author), Giulio Pompilio (Author), Viviana Meraviglia (Author), Francisco S. Domingues (Author), Elena Sommariva (Author), Alessandra Rossini (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: BMC, 2017-12-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Abstract Background Arrhythmogenic cardiomyopathy (ACM) is an inherited genetic disorder, characterized by the substitution of heart muscle with fibro-fatty tissue and severe ventricular arrhythmias, often leading to heart failure and sudden cardiac death. ACM is considered a monogenic disorder, but...