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2 locus [ 9 ] . Mutations in the LMNA gene associated with DCM have a more severe prognosis and higher-event rates compared to individuals with DCM that do not have LMNA mutations [ 20 ] . A recent report describing another family with a LMNA mutation causing DCM and conduction system disease documents the need for permanent pacemaker implantation [ 21 ] . Previous reports on the proband's kindred support a high-event rate in family members often resulting in sudden cardiac death even in family members with permanent pacemakers [ 10 ] . For example, ten out of 38 family members with pacemakers for high-grade atrioventricular block died suddenly.
This model was first raised when LMNA mutations were primarily associated with disorders affecting striated muscle [ 24 ] . Interestingly, the preferential involvement of the specialized cells of the cardiac conduction system may support less the stress hypothesis as the cells of the atrioventricular node are less expected to undergo considerable deformation.
The first autosomal dominant form of cardiomyopathy was mapped in 1994 to the centromeric region of chromosome 1 [ 9 ] . Linkage was achieved using genetic and clinical material from a large, well-characterized kindred [ 1 ] . One of the striking characteristics from this family was the degree of cardiac conduction system disease that primarily targeted the atrioventricular node [ 1 10 ] . Many members of the kindred exhibited sick sinus syndrome, atrial fibrillation and sudden death.
The patient is a member of a large kindred previously described [ 1 9 10 ] . The patient was evaluated by EKG (Figure 1) that demonstrated marked sinus bradycardia and first degree atrioventricular block.
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