Why the study?
Pediatric cardiomyopathies have high morbidity and mortality, but the underlying genetic cause remains elusive in a substantial proportion of cases.
Population
A pair of siblings with rapidly progressive dilated cardiomyopathy and death in early infancy
Design
Exome sequencing with patient tissue protein expression, in vitro assay, and zebrafish functional studies
Authors
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Identifies ASNA1 variants as cause of infantile familial DCM; leaves open expanded testing panels pending replication in larger cohorts.
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