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Penetrance of hypertrophic cardiomyopathy in children and adolescents: a 12-year follow-up study of clinical screening and predictive genetic testing

Morten K Jensen, Ole Havndrup, Michael Christiansen, Paal S Andersen, Birgitte Diness, Anna Axelsson, Flemming Skovby, Lars Køber, Henning Bundgaard

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Abstract

The penetrance of hypertrophic cardiomyopathy (HCM) during childhood and adolescence has been only sparsely described. We studied the penetrance of HCM and the short- and long-term outcomes of clinical screening and predictive genetic testing of child relatives of patients with HCM.
Original languageEnglish
JournalCirculation (Baltimore)
Volume127
Issue number1
Pages (from-to)48-54
Number of pages7
ISSN0009-7322
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 1 Jan 2013

Keywords

  • Adolescent
  • Adult
  • Age of Onset
  • Cardiomyopathy, Hypertrophic, Familial
  • Child
  • Echocardiography
  • Electrocardiography
  • Family
  • Follow-Up Studies
  • Genetic Predisposition to Disease
  • Genetic Testing
  • Heterozygote
  • Humans
  • Penetrance
  • Phenotype
  • Predictive Value of Tests
  • Risk Factors
  • Sarcomeres

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