DISEASES

Disease-gene associations mined from literature

Literature associating MYH7 and hypertensive heart disease

MYH7 [ENSP00000347507]

Myosin heavy chain, cardiac muscle beta isoform; Myosins are actin-based motor molecules with ATPase activity essential for muscle contraction. Forms regular bipolar thick filaments that, together with actin thin filaments, constitute the fundamental contractile unit of skeletal and cardiac muscle; Belongs to the TRAFAC class myosin-kinesin ATPase superfamily. Myosin family.

Synonyms:  MYH7,  MYH7p,  hMYH7,  A6N930,  A6N931 ...

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