EMD and familial dilated cardiomyopathy: Mutations in Emerin lead to X-linked EDMD, cardiac conduction defects, DCM, and skeletal muscle defects (Bione et al. 1994, 1995; Nagano et al. 1996; Nigro et al. 1995; Vohanka et al. 2001; Yamada and Kobayashi 1996).