High-efficiency multiplex capillary electrophoresis single strand conformation polymorphism (multi-CE-SSCP) mutation screening of SCN5A: A rapid genetic approach to cardiac arrhythmia

Clinical Genetics

Volumn 69, Issue 6, 2006, Pages 504-511

  Hofman Bang, Jacob ^a   Behr, E R ^b   Hedley, P ^c   Tfelt Hansen, J ^a,d   Kanters, J K ^a,e,f,g   Haunsoe S ^a,d   McKenna, W J ^h   Christiansen, M ^a  

^a STATENS SERUM INSTITUT   (Denmark)

^b ST GEORGE S HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^c STELLENBOSCH UNIVERSITY   (South Africa)

^d Rigshospitalet   (Denmark)

^e GENTOFTE UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Denmark)

^f UNIVERSITY OF COPENHAGEN   (Denmark)

^g Elsinore Hospital   (Denmark)

^h UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Sudden cardiac death; Syncope; Ventricular fibrillation

Indexed keywords

SODIUM CHANNEL; SODIUM CHANNEL SCN5A; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

AMPLICON; ARTICLE; BRUGADA SYNDROME; CAPILLARY ELECTROPHORESIS; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; ELUTION; FALSE POSITIVE RESULT; GENE DELETION; GENE MUTATION; GENETIC SCREENING; GENETIC VARIABILITY; HEART ARRHYTHMIA; HETEROZYGOTE; HUMAN; LONG QT SYNDROME; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SINGLE NUCLEOTIDE POLYMORPHISM; SINGLE STRAND CONFORMATION POLYMORPHISM; SYNCOPE; TACHYCARDIA;

AMINO ACID SUBSTITUTION; ARRHYTHMIA; ELECTROPHORESIS, CAPILLARY; HETEROZYGOTE DETECTION; HUMANS; MUSCLE PROTEINS; POLYMORPHISM, SINGLE-STRANDED CONFORMATIONAL; SODIUM CHANNELS;

SYNCOPE;

EID: 33646769244     PISSN: 00099163     EISSN: 13990004     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1399-0004.2006.00621.x     Document Type: Article

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