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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.
Dystrophinopathies are X-linked recessive diseases caused by primary dystrophin deficiency, and include: Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy (DMD), Becker Muscular Dystrophy (BMD), manifesting DMD/BMD carrier females, X-linked dilated cardiomyopathy, isolated quadriceps myopathy, muscle cramps with myoglobinuria and asymptomatic elevation of muscle enzymes [ 1 ] .
A 45 year-old Caucasian woman with a history of paroxysmal atrial fibrillation, sick sinus syndrome, dilated cardiomyopathy, and fatigue was seen in the University of Chicago's Cardiovascular Genetics Clinic for evaluation and treatment.
DCM, dilated cardiomyopathy
The leading cause of death among patients hospitalized for atrial fibrillation was unknown (26%), followed by cardiac arrest of unknown cause (19%), cardiac arrthymia (8%), acute myocardial infarction (7%), atherosclerotic heart disease (6%), cardiomyopathy (3%) and stroke (3%).