A novel CSX/NKX2-5 mutation causes autosomal-dominant AV block: Are atrial fibrillation and syncopes part of the phenotype?

European Journal of Human Genetics

Volumn 14, Issue 12, 2006, Pages 1313-1316

  Gutierrez Roelens, Ilse ^a   De Roy, Luc ^b   Ovaert, Caroline ^b   Sluysmans, Thierry ^b   Devriendt, Koen ^c   Brunner, Han G ^d   Vikkula, Miikka ^a  

^a DE DUVE INSTITUTE   (Belgium)

^b CLINIQUES UNIVERSITAIRES SAINT LUC   (Belgium)

^c UNIVERSITY OF LEUVEN   (Belgium)

^d RADBOUD UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR CSX; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR NKX2.5; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; ARTIFICIAL HEART PACEMAKER; ATRIOVENTRICULAR BLOCK; AUTOSOMAL DOMINANT DISORDER; AUTOSOMAL DOMINANT INHERITANCE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; FAMILIAL DISEASE; FIRST DEGREE ATRIOVENTRICULAR BLOCK; GENE MUTATION; GENETIC ASSOCIATION; GENETIC HETEROGENEITY; GENOTYPE PHENOTYPE CORRELATION; HEART ARRHYTHMIA; HEART ATRIUM FIBRILLATION; HEART ATRIUM SEPTUM DEFECT; HEART LEFT BUNDLE BRANCH BLOCK; HEART VENTRICLE TACHYCARDIA; HETEROZYGOSITY; HOLTER MONITORING; HUMAN; MUTATIONAL ANALYSIS; NUCLEIC ACID BASE SUBSTITUTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SECOND DEGREE ATRIOVENTRICULAR BLOCK; SYNCOPE;

FEMALE; HEART BLOCK; HEART DEFECTS, CONGENITAL; HEART SEPTAL DEFECTS, ATRIAL; HOMEODOMAIN PROTEINS; HUMANS; MALE; MUTATION; PEDIGREE; PHENOTYPE; TRANSCRIPTION FACTORS;

EID: 33751306550     PISSN: 10184813     EISSN: 14765438     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/sj.ejhg.5201702     Document Type: Article

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