title: A de-novo deletion of dystrophin provoking severe 'peri-partum cardiomyopathy': The importance of genetic testing in peripartum cardiomyopathy to uncover female carriers.
authors.affiliation: Faculty of Medical and Human Sciences, University of Manchester, UK.
authors.forename: Ayesha
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Ahmed
authors.affiliation: Department of Paediatric Neurology, Alder Hey Hospital, Liverpool, UK.
authors.forename: Stefan
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Spinty
authors.affiliation: West of Scotland Regional Genetics Service, Second Floor, Laboratory Medicine Building, Southern General Hospital, Glasgow, UK.
authors.forename: Victoria
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Murday
authors.affiliation: West of Scotland Regional Genetics Service, Second Floor, Laboratory Medicine Building, Southern General Hospital, Glasgow, UK.
authors.forename: Cheryl
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Longman
authors.affiliation: University Hospital Aintree, Liverpool, UK; Liverpool Heart and Chest Hospital, Liverpool, UK; University of Liverpool, Liverpool, UK. Electronic address: akhand31@aol.com.
authors.forename: Aleem
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Khand
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D009202:Cardiomyopathies / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000235:genetics*; D016189:Dystrophin / Q000172:deficiency* / Q000235:genetics*; D004452:Echocardiography; D005260:Female; D006580:Genetic Carrier Screening / Q000379:methods; D005820:Genetic Testing / Q000379:methods; D006801:Humans; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D008297:Male; D058725:Peripartum Period; D011247:Pregnancy; D011644:Puerperal Disorders / Q000235:genetics*; D017384:Sequence Deletion
chemical_list: D016189:Dystrophin
keywords: Cardiac muscle disease; Heart failure; Peripartum cardiomyopathy