A de-novo deletion of dystrophin provoking severe 'peri-partum cardiomyopathy': The importance of genetic testing in peripartum cardiomyopathy to uncover female carriers.

Ahmed, Ayesha; Spinty, Stefan; Murday, Victoria; Longman, Cheryl; Khand, Aleem

Ahmed, Ayesha; Spinty, Stefan; Murday, Victoria; Longman, Cheryl; Khand, Aleem.

Afiliação

Ahmed A; Faculty of Medical and Human Sciences, University of Manchester, UK.
Spinty S; Department of Paediatric Neurology, Alder Hey Hospital, Liverpool, UK.
Murday V; West of Scotland Regional Genetics Service, Second Floor, Laboratory Medicine Building, Southern General Hospital, Glasgow, UK.
Longman C; West of Scotland Regional Genetics Service, Second Floor, Laboratory Medicine Building, Southern General Hospital, Glasgow, UK.
Khand A; University Hospital Aintree, Liverpool, UK; Liverpool Heart and Chest Hospital, Liverpool, UK; University of Liverpool, Liverpool, UK. Electronic address: akhand31@aol.com.

Int J Cardiol ; 203: 1084-5, 2016 Jan 15.

Article em En | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-26651149

Assuntos

Cardiomiopatias/genética; Distrofina/deficiência; Distrofina/genética; Período Periparto; Transtornos Puerperais/genética; Adulto; Cardiomiopatias/diagnóstico por imagem; Ecocardiografia; Feminino; Triagem de Portadores Genéticos/métodos; Testes Genéticos/métodos; Humanos; Recém-Nascido; Masculino; Gravidez; Deleção de Sequência

Palavras-chave

Cardiac muscle disease; Heart failure; Peripartum cardiomyopathy

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Texto completo: 1 Base de dados: MEDLINE Assunto principal: Transtornos Puerperais / Distrofina / Período Periparto / Cardiomiopatias Idioma: En Ano de publicação: 2016 Tipo de documento: Article

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