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We report a family in which two male sibs were affected with isolated noncompaction of ventricular myocardium (INVM). The familial occurrence of INVM suggests a genetic basis. We review the literature of familial and nonfamilial cases and discuss the inheritance pattern of INVM.
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Received: August 26, 1998 / Accepted: October 16, 1998
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Matsuda, M., Tsukahara, M., Kondoh, O. et al. Familial isolated noncompaction of ventricular myocardium. J Hum Genet 44, 126–128 (1999). https://doi.org/10.1007/s100380050124
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