Genetics of and pathogenic mechanisms in arrhythmogenic right ventricular cardiomyopathy
Arrhythmogenic right ventricular cardiomyopathy (ARVC) is an inherited heart disease, associated with a high risk of sudden cardiac death. ARVC has been termed a ‘disease of the desmosome’ based on the fact that in many cases, it is caused by mutations in genes encoding desmosomal proteins at the sp...
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Format: | Journal article |
Language: | English |
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Springer Berlin Heidelberg
2018
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