CCMB scientists identify two rare genetic variants linked to heart failure

Hyderabad, Nov 5 (UNI) Scientists from the CSIR-Centre for Cellular and Molecular Biology (CCMB), Hyderabad, have identified two novel and rare genetic variants in the MYH7 gene associated with hypertrophic cardiomyopathy (HCM), a condition that causes abnormal thickening of the heart muscle and can lead to heart failure. The study was conducted by Dr Kumarasamy Thangaraj and Dr Deepa Selvi Rani of CSIR-CCMB, in collaboration with Dr Pratibha Nallari of Osmania University and Dr Calambur Narasimhan of AIG Hospitals. The findings have been published in the November issue of the Journal of the American College of Cardiology: Asia. Dr Deepa…