Ultrashape problems - HOPKINS STUDY ZEROES IN ON GENETIC ROOTS OF RARE BUT OFTEN FATAL HEART CONDITION IN YOUNG ATHLETES

HOPKINS STUDY ZEROES IN ON GENETIC ROOTS OF RARE BUT OFTEN FATAL HEART CONDITION IN YOUNG ATHLETES
A baker s dozen mutations in a gene called plakophilin 2 (PKP2) have been identified by Johns Hopkins scientists as the most likely origins of a rare heart condition, arrhythmogenic right ventricular dysplasia (ARVD). The condition, which runs in families, is among the top causes of sudden cardiac death among young athletes.

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