American Journal of Cardiology
Volume 103, Issue 10 , Pages 1439-1444 , 15 May 2009

Mutations of Plakophilin-2 in Chinese With Arrhythmogenic Right Ventricular Dysplasia/Cardiomyopathy

  • Xiaoliang Qiu, MS, MD

      Affiliations

    • Heart Center, Peking University People's Hospital, Beijing, China
    • Drs. Xialiang Qiu and Wenling Liu contributed equally to this article.
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  • Wenling Liu, PhD, MD

      Affiliations

    • Heart Center, Peking University People's Hospital, Beijing, China
    • Drs. Xialiang Qiu and Wenling Liu contributed equally to this article.
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  • Dayi Hu, MD

      Affiliations

    • Heart Center, Peking University People's Hospital, Beijing, China
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding authors Tel/fax: 86-10-8832-5940
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  • Tiangang Zhu, MD

      Affiliations

    • Heart Center, Peking University People's Hospital, Beijing, China
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  • Cuilan Li, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Heart Center, Peking University People's Hospital, Beijing, China
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  • Lei Li, BS

      Affiliations

    • Heart Center, Peking University People's Hospital, Beijing, China
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  • Chengjun Guo, MD

      Affiliations

    • Anzhen Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing, China
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  • Xingpeng Liu, PhD, MD

      Affiliations

    • Anzhen Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing, China
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  • Lei Wang, MD

      Affiliations

    • Friendship Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing, China
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  • Hua Zheng, MD

      Affiliations

    • Tongren Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing, China
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  • Chunling Wang, MD

      Affiliations

    • Meitan General Hospital, Beijing, China
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  • Qing Diao, MD

      Affiliations

    • Liaoning Fifth People's Hospital, Shenyang, Liaoning, China
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  • Dan Shi, MD

      Affiliations

    • Shenzhen People's Hospital, Shenzhen, Guangdong, China
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  • Pingyun Zhan, MD

      Affiliations

    • Haidu Hospital, Nan'an, Fujian Province, China
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  • Yuanming Deng, MD

      Affiliations

    • Yingcheng People's Hospital, Yincheng, Hubei, China
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  • Kunshen Liu, MD

      Affiliations

    • First Hospital of Hebei Medical University, Shijiazhuang, Hebei, China
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  • Yi Wang, MD

      Affiliations

    • Third People's Hospital, Wenzhou, Zhejiang, China
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  • Baomin Liu, MD

      Affiliations

    • Second Affiliated Hospital of Xi'an Jiaotong University College of Medicine, Xi'an, Shanxi, China
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  • Hongming Liu, MD

      Affiliations

    • Bayannaoer Municipal Hospital, Bayannaoer, Inner Mongolia, China
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  • Li Zhang, MD

      Affiliations

    • Second Affiliated Hospital of Xi'an Jiaotong University College of Medicine, Xi'an, Shanxi, China
    • Main Line Health Heart Center, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding authors Tel/fax: 86-10-8832-5940

Received 4 November 2008 ,Revised 21 January 2009 ,Accepted 21 January 2009.

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 This study was supported by Grant 2007CB512103 of the 973 Program of China, Beijing, China, Grant 985-2-034-24 of the 985 Project of China, Beijing, China, and Grant AHA0735474N, American Heart Association, Dallas, Texas.

PII: S0002-9149(09)00472-X

doi: 10.1016/j.amjcard.2009.01.356

American Journal of Cardiology
Volume 103, Issue 10 , Pages 1439-1444 , 15 May 2009

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