In DCM, expression of cytoskeletal and contractile proteins such as tropomyosin 1 (TPM1), nebulette (NEBL), troponin 1 (TNNI3), laminin (LAMA2), dystrophin (DMD), and actin (ACTC1) was again lower in zebrafish in comparison to the other species. This evidence concerns the gene LAMB2 and familial dilated cardiomyopathy.