Deletion Is Associated With Sex-dependent Cardiomyopathy and Cardiac Mortality: A Translational, Multi-Institutional Cohort Study.

Background: 1p36 deletion syndrome can predispose to pediatric-onset cardiomyopathy. Deletion breakpoints are variable and may delete the transcription factor . Early studies suggest that deletion of may underlie cardiomyopathy in patients with 1p36 deletion; however, the prognostic impact of loss is unknown.