Familial hypertrophic cardiomyopathy is a very common inherited cardiovascular disorder in people, with a prevalence of 1:250 to 500. Affected individuals are at risk of developing congestive heart failure or sudden cardiac death, although many can remain stable for years.
A deleterious mutation in the ALMS1 gene in a naturally occurring model of hypertrophic cardiomyopathy in the Sphynx cat
Familial hypertrophic cardiomyopathy is a very common inherited cardiovascular disorder in people, with a prevalence of 1:250 to 500. Affected individuals are at risk of developing congestive heart failure or sudden cardiac death, although many can remain stable for years.