The lowest number of cells with co-expression was found in the group of cardiac healthy (1 ± 0.43 CD90+CD117+ cells/mm2), followed by DCM group (1.67 ± 0.58 cells/mm2) and patients with ICM (4 ± 1.89 cells/mm2; Figure 14). This evidence concerns the gene KIT and familial dilated cardiomyopathy.