Common mechanism suspected for hypertrophic hearts.

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  • Author(s): Fricker, Janet
  • Source:
    Lancet. 12/14/1996, Vol. 348 Issue 9042, p1647. 1/2p. 1 Color Photograph.
  • Additional Information
    • Subject Terms:
      CARDIAC hypertrophy; DISEASE risk factors
    • Abstract:
      Reports that researchers have demonstrated that a number of different mutations that cause hypertrophic cardiomyopathy (HCM) act by reducing the contractile performance of heart cells. Reference to study by Hugh Watkins et al; Effect of mutation in cardiac-troponin T on cardiac muscle; Speculation about findings.