Research advances on gene susceptibility of viral myocarditis

  • LIU Shuang ,
  • LIU Tianlong ,
  • LIU Xiaolei
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  • 1. The Second Affiliated Hospital of Inner Mongolia Medical University, Hohhot 010059, Inner Mongolia, China; 2.Inner Mongolia Medical University, Hohhot 010059, Inner Mongolia, China

Received date: 2014-09-15

  Online published: 2014-09-15

Abstract

Viral myocarditis is an acute or chronic inflammatory disease of the myocardium and may progress to dilated cardiomyopathy (DCM) with life-threatening symptoms including heart failure, arrhythmias and sudden cardiac death. At present, the pathogenesis of viral myocarditis still remains unclear, so it is difficult for clinicians to diagnose, treat and find a specific biomarker. However, the pilot researches showed that pathogenesis of viral myocarditis was associated with genetic susceptibility. This article reviewed the above aspects.

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LIU Shuang , LIU Tianlong , LIU Xiaolei . Research advances on gene susceptibility of viral myocarditis[J]. Journal of Clinical Pediatrics, 2014 , 32(9) : 892 . DOI: 10.3969 j.issn.1000-3606.2014.09.023

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