Clinical Features and Outcomes for Danon Disease: Data from Global Registry

Danon Disease (DD) is a rare genetic disorder that affects the cardiac, neurologic, and muscular systems in both men and women. Subjects affected typically develop hypertrophic cardiomyopathy (HCM) and end-stage heart failure requiring transplantation. DD is an X-linked disorder with women typically suffering milder disease presentations that develop later in life.

Source: The Journal of Heart and Lung Transplantation - March 16, 2019 Category: Transplant Surgery Authors: V.S. Escobedo, N. Nguyen, D. Teng, Q.M. Bui, G.S. Ma, M. Brambatti, E. Covarrubias, M. Taylor, E.A. Adler Tags: 1170 Source Type: research