Variable expression of wild type and mutant β-myosin [beta-myosin] mRNA for different myosin mutations in familial hypertrophic cardiomyopathy [Elektronische Ressource] / von Snigdha Tripathi

Variable expression of wild type and mutant !-myosin mRNA for different myosin mutations in Familial Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy Von der Naturwissenschaftlichen Fakultät der Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz Universität Hannover zur Erlangung des Grades Doktorin der Naturwissenschaften Dr. rer. nat. genehmigte Dissertation von M.Sc. Snigdha Tripathi geboren am 15.01.1977 in Basti (U.P.), Indien Referent: Prof. Dr. Walter Müller Koreferent: Prof. Dr. Theresia Kraft Tag der Promotion: 20.03.2009 My Parents 3 Acknowledgements It is a sheer delight for me to see that the research that I carried out for my doctoral work at the Medizinische Hochschule Hannover is coming to fruition in the form of the present thesis. In carrying out this work, I learnt a lot of new things and techniques, broadened my horizon of knowledge, and received ceaseless and selfless guidance, help, support, and cooperation from several corners and many people, and, therefore, it will be most imprudent on my part not to acknowledge all such help and assistance – scientific and otherwise, that I constantly got during my sojourn at the Medizinische Hochschule Hannover (MHH), its Molekular-und Zellphysiologie department, in particular.