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ABSTRACT: Objective
Mutations in LIM domain binding 3 (LDB3) gene cause idiopathic dilated cardiomyopathy (IDCM), a structural heart disease with a complicated genetic background. However, the association of polymorphisms in the LDB3 gene with susceptibility to IDCM in Chinese populations remains unexplored as dose the impact on clinical presentation.Methods
We sequenced all exons and the adjacent part of introns of the LDB3 gene in 159 Chinese Han IDCM patients and 247 healthy controls. Then we detected the distribution of polymorphisms in the LDB3 gene in all participants and assessed their associations with risk of IDCM. Additionally, we conducted a stratified genotype-phenotype correlation analysis.Results
The A allele of rs4468255 was significantly associated with IDCM (
SUBMITTER: Wang DF
PROVIDER: S-EPMC6700353 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Sept.
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature