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Pathology Cardiac disorders 2557f604

Which protein is defective most commonly in dilated cardiomyopathy?

A
Dystrophin
B
Tropomyosin
C
Titin
D
Troponin
High-Yield Explanation
In dilated cardiomyopathy, mutations in TTN, a gene that encodes titin (so-called because it is the largest protein expressed in humans), may account for approximately 20% of all cases of DCM. Additionally, mutations affecting the membrane-associated dystrophin protein that couples cytoskeleton to the extracellular matrix are also repoed.

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