X-Linked Dilated Cardiomyopathy: A Cardiospecific Phenotype of Dystrophinopathy

X-linked dilated cardiomyopathy (XLDCM) is a distinct phenotype of dystrophinopathy characterized by preferential cardiac involvement without any overt skeletal myopathy. XLDCM is caused by mutations of the Duchenne muscular dystrophy (DMD) gene and results in lethal heart failure in individuals bet...

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Main Author: Akinori Nakamura
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2015-06-01
Series:Pharmaceuticals
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Online Access:http://www.mdpi.com/1424-8247/8/2/303