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Editorial
. 2014 Jul 7;115(2):208-10.
doi: 10.1161/CIRCRESAHA.114.304383.

Two strikes and you're out: gene-gene mutation interactions in HCM

Gerald W Dorn 2nd  1 , Elizabeth M McNally  1
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Editorial

Two strikes and you're out: gene-gene mutation interactions in HCM

Gerald W Dorn 2nd et al. Circ Res. .
No abstract available

Keywords: Editorials; genetics; models, animal.

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The authors declare no conflicts of interest.

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Figure 1
Figure 1. Schematic depiction of variable genetic and non-genetic influences on individual phenotype
Left, different forms of secondary mutations. Right, role of secondary mutations in context of other modifying influences.
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