Sudden cardiac death in a child affected by Prader-Willi syndrome

International Journal of Legal Medicine

Volumn 119, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 153-157

  Pomara, Cristoforo ^a   D'Errico, Stefano ^a   Riezzo, Irene ^a   De Cillis, Gian Pio ^b   Fineschi, Vittorio ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FOGGIA   (Italy)

^b CASA SOLLIEVO DELLA SOFFERENZA HOSPITAL   (Italy)

Author keywords

Contraction band necrosis; Prader Willi syndrome; Sudden cardiac death

Indexed keywords

DNA;

ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; CONTRACTION BAND NECROSIS; DNA METHYLATION; HEART VENTRICLE FIBRILLATION; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; HYPOXIA; LUNG; MALE; MICROSCOPY; NECROSIS; PRADER WILLI SYNDROME; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SUDDEN DEATH;

BRAIN; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DEATH, SUDDEN, CARDIAC; FIBROSIS; HUMANS; LUNG; MALE; MYOCARDIUM; PRADER-WILLI SYNDROME;

EID: 18744381570     PISSN: 09379827     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00414-004-0513-9     Document Type: Article

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