5 Hilfiker-Kleiner Hilfiker-Kleiner D D Kaminski Kaminski K K Podewski Podewski E E Bonda Bonda T T Schaefer Schaefer A A Sliwa Sliwa K K A cathepsin D-cleaved 16 kDa form of prolactin mediates postpartum cardiomyopathy A cathepsin D-cleaved 16 kDa form of prolactin mediates postpartum cardiomyopathy Cell. This evidence concerns the gene CTSD and peripartum cardiomyopathy.