Genes implicated in dilated cardiomyopathy

Genes implicated in dilated cardiomyopathy (DCM):

1. CMD1A: Located on 1q22. Also known as DCM with conduction defects 1 (CDCD1).
2. CMD1AA: Located on 1q43. dilated cardiomyopathy-1AA; due to mutation in gene encoding alpha-actinin-2 (ACTN2).
3. CMD1B: Located on 9q13. Also known as familial DCM 1 (CMPD1) (FDC)
4. CMD1C: Located on 10q23.2. Also known as left ventricular noncompaction 3 (LVNC3), with or without dilated cardiomyopathy.
5. CMD1CC: Located on 1p31.1. Caused by mutation on nexilin gene (NEXN).
6. CMD1D: Located on 1q32.1. Also known as left ventricular noncompaction 6 (LVNC6)

This is only a small sample of the genes attributed to dilated cardiomyopathy. The list is huge and readers are referred to the OMIM (Online Mendelian Inheritance in Man) database by the Johns Hopkins University for further details (http://omim.org).