Novel mitochondrial DNA mutations in a rare variety of hypertrophic cardiomyopathy

Golla N Prasad; Ayyasamy Vanniarajan; Cyril Emmanuel; Kotturathu Mammen Cherian; Lalji Singh; Kumarasamy Thangaraj

doi:10.1016/j.ijcard.2005.07.065

Novel mitochondrial DNA mutations in a rare variety of hypertrophic cardiomyopathy

Int J Cardiol. 2006 May 24;109(3):432-3. doi: 10.1016/j.ijcard.2005.07.065. Epub 2005 Nov 2.

Authors

Golla N Prasad, Ayyasamy Vanniarajan, Cyril Emmanuel, Kotturathu Mammen Cherian, Lalji Singh, Kumarasamy Thangaraj

PMID: 16266762
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijcard.2005.07.065

Abstract

We report a rare case of a 65 year old male with mid left ventricular cavity obstruction which is an uncommon form of hypertrophic cardiomyopathy with cytogenetic analysis revealing novel mutations in mitochondrial nucleic acid.

Publication types

Case Reports
Letter

MeSH terms

Aged
Cardiomyopathy, Hypertrophic / genetics*
DNA, Mitochondrial / genetics*
Humans
Male
Mutation*
RNA, Transfer, Leu / genetics
Rare Diseases / genetics

Substances

DNA, Mitochondrial
RNA, Transfer, Leu