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MeSH Supplementary: Cardiomyopathy, infantile histiocytoid
Unique ID: C535584
RDF Unique Identifier: http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/C535584
Entry Term(s): Cardiomyopathy, Focal Lipid; Cardiomyopathy, Infantile Xanthomatous; Cardiomyopathy, Oncocytic; Foamy myocardial transformation of infancy; Focal lipid cardiomyopathy; Infantile xanthomatous cardiomyopathy; Oncocytic cardiomyopathy
Registry Numbers: 0
Heading Mapped to: Cardiomyopathies / congenital; Electron Transport Complex III / deficiency
Frequency: 17
Note: A rare cardiomyopathy with onset usually before age 2; generally, more females are affected than males. It is characterized by the presence of pale granular foamy cells that resemble HISTIOCYTES within the MYOCARDIUM. Infants present with sudden onset dysrhythmia or cardiac arrest, similar to SIDS. It may be associated with mutations in the electron transport complex III, cytochrome b (MTCYB) gene. OMIM: 500000
Date of Entry: 2010/08/25
Revision Date: 2016/09/29

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