Genetic considerations in hypertrophic cardiomyopathy
Progress in Cardiovascular Diseases , 06/21/2012
Ho CY – Although there are limitations to current clinical application, genetic testing can identify the specific gene mutation responsible for causing HCM in patients and their family. This provides a definitive means to identify at–risk relatives, as well as new opportunities to study pathogenesis, and developing novel strategies for disease prevention and modification.



