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Abstract
Homozygous plakophilin-2 (PKP2) variants have been identified as a cause of a lethal form of dilated cardiomyopathy with excessive trabeculations (DCM-ET) in three cases. We report three more cases from two families with homozygous pathogenic PKP2 variants and perinatal-onset, lethal DCM-ET. Identification of the genetic abnormalities played a key role in decision-making and family counselling in these cases. This case series supports the published evidence that biallelic loss of function PKP2 variants cause a lethal, perinatal-onset cardiomyopathy.
- Cardiomyopathies
- Child Health
- Congenital, Hereditary, and Neonatal Diseases and Abnormalities
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JG and EW contributed equally.
KL, JPK and GS contributed equally.
Contributors All authors contributed to the writing or editing of this manuscript.
Funding The authors have not declared a specific grant for this research from any funding agency in the public, commercial or not-for-profit sectors.
Competing interests None declared.
Provenance and peer review Not commissioned; externally peer reviewed.