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Segregation analysis revealed that one of them was a <em>de novo variant<\/em>. In both families the disease phenotype was characterized by prominent ventricular arrhythmias and sudden cardiac arrest. Our findings should prompt inclusion of <em>FLNC<\/em> genetic testing in ARVC to improve diagnostic yield and testing of at-risk relatives. 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