“…HCM mutations in the regulatory light chain (RLC) of myosin are quite rare, but their importance is due to their essential structural and functional role, by supporting the architecture of the myosin neck region and finely regulating the kinetics of the actin-myosin interaction [8]. Another HCM-related gene that is becoming increasingly important is TNNC1, encoding Troponin C; notwithstanding that mutations in this gene represent a relatively rare cause of HCM-cases, recent evidence highlights a correlation between TNNC1 variants and an adverse clinical outcome, in terms of earliest onset of the disease and highest frequency of fatal events [9]. HCM shows a prevalence of 1/500 in the general population [1,2], with a worldwide distribution, as cases have been observed in over 60 countries on all continents [2], and it affects males and females [10] as well as subjects of various ethnic origins, with similar prevalence, clinical course and phenotypic disease expression [2,5,10].…”