MYL3
Associated conditions:
- Cardiomyopathy
MYL3 makes the myosin essential light chain, a component of the tiny motors that generate each heartbeat's contraction. Genetic changes in this gene are associated with an autosomal dominant risk of hypertrophic cardiomyopathy and, rarely, sudden cardiac death. Knowing your genetic status enables echocardiograms and activity guidance that help manage the risk.
Conditions linked to MYL3
Cardiomyopathy
Cardiomyopathy is disease of the heart muscle that can make it thickened, enlarged or weakened. Inherited forms can affect the heart’s pumping or rhythm, so carriers are monitored with heart scans and ECGs and treated early to protect heart function.
