Essays about: "MYBPC3"
Found 3 essays containing the word MYBPC3.
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1. Genetic characterization of a Ragdoll family affected by hypertrophic cardiomyopathy
University essay from SLU/Dept. of Clinical SciencesAbstract : Hypertrophic cardiomyopathy (HCM) is a common cardiac disease among felines, resulting in myocardial hypertrophy and subsequent decreased cardiac function. Consequently, cats may develop congestive heart failure and/or arterial thromboembolism. The disease is inherited and various mutations in sarcomeric genes have been associated with feline HCM. READ MORE
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2. Hypertrofisk kardiomyopati hos en familj brittiska korthårskatter
University essay from SLU/Dept. of Clinical SciencesAbstract : The objectives of this study was to examine the prevalence of hypertrophic cardiomyopathy in a family of British Shorthaircats to determine the mode of inheritance and to investigate if the disease was associated with a mutation in myosin binding proteinC (MyBPC3). The family comprised 28 cats, seven male and 21 females. READ MORE
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3. Förekomst av MyBP-C mutationer hos katter med hypertrofisk kardiomyopati
University essay from SLU/Dept. of Clinical SciencesAbstract : Hypertrophic cardiomyopathy (HCM) is the most commonly diagnosed cardiac disease in cats. The phenotype varies from mild focal thickening to severe concentric hypertrophy at the left ventricle. Two separate myosin binding protein C (MYBPC3) mutations have been identified in Maine coon cats (A31P and A74T) and one in Ragdoll cats. READ MORE