# Recurrent myocarditis-like episodes in a patient with a rare variant in DES gene: an uncommon hot-phases cardiomyopathy

**Authors:** Laura Manfrin, Antonio Parlati, Valeria Novelli, Giulia Corona, Alessia Paldino, Marco Castronuovo, Georgette Khoury, Nicola Gonano, Andrea Baggiano, Luca Martini, Fiorella Puttini, Gianfranco Sinagra, Piergiuseppe Agostoni, Massimo Mapelli

PMC · DOI: 10.1093/eschf/xvag030 · 2026-01-19

## Full-text entities

- **Genes:** DES (desmin) [NCBI Gene 1674] {aka CDCD3, CSM1, CSM2, LGMD1D, LGMD1E, LGMD2R}
- **Diseases:** cardiomyopathy (MESH:D009202), myocarditis (MESH:D009205)
- **Species:** Homo sapiens (human, species) [taxon 9606]

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