In addition, upregulated β-myosin expression (β-MHC, encoded by MYH7), accompany with downregulated α-myosin expression (α-MHC, encoded by MYH6) is a sensitive indicator of cardiac hypertrophy (Lowes et al., 1997; Miyata et al., 2000). This evidence concerns the gene MYH14 and cardiac hypertrophy.