Genetic factors in arrhythmogenic right ventricular cardiomyopathy: Need for a DNA bank!

Netherlands Heart Journal

Volumn 14, Issue 10, 2006, Pages 323-324

  Van Der Wall, E E ^a   Schalij, M J ^a   Van Der Laarse, A ^a  

^a LEIDEN UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DESMOPLAKIN; PLAKOGLOBIN; PLAKOPHILIN; PLAKOPHILIN 2; TRANSFORMING GROWTH FACTOR BETA3;

AUTOSOMAL DOMINANT INHERITANCE; AUTOSOMAL RECESSIVE INHERITANCE; AUTOSOME; CALCIUM HOMEOSTASIS; CATECHOLAMINERGIC POLYMORPHIC VENTRICULAR TACHYCARDIA; EDITORIAL; GENE IDENTIFICATION; GENE LOCUS; GENETIC ASSOCIATION; GENETIC DATABASE; GENETIC SCREENING; HEART RIGHT VENTRICLE DYSPLASIA; HEREDITY; HUMAN; MISSENSE MUTATION; PATHOGENESIS; PREVALENCE;

EID: 33845580277     PISSN: 15685888     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Editorial

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