Confirmation of associations between ion channel gene SNPs and QTc interval duration in healthy subjects

European Journal of Human Genetics

Volumn 15, Issue 9, 2007, Pages 974-979

  Gouas, L ^a,b   Nicaud, V ^a   Chaouch, S ^a,b   Berthet, M ^a,b   Forhan, A ^a   Tichet, J ^c   Tiret, L ^a   Balkau, B ^a   Guicheney, P ^a,b,d  

^a INSERM   (France)

^b SORBONNE UNIVERSITÉ   (France)

^c IRSA   (France)

^d PITIÉ SALPÊTRIÈRE HOSPITAL   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADENINE; GUANINE; POTASSIUM CHANNEL; POTASSIUM CHANNEL KCNQ1;

ARTICLE; COHORT ANALYSIS; FEMALE; GENE FREQUENCY; GENETIC ASSOCIATION; GENETIC LINKAGE; GENETIC RISK; GENETIC SCREENING; HAPLOTYPE; HETEROZYGOTE; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HUMAN; MALE; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QT INTERVAL; QT PROLONGATION; RISK ASSESSMENT; SINGLE NUCLEOTIDE POLYMORPHISM;

COHORT STUDIES; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HAPLOTYPES; HUMANS; ION CHANNELS; MALE; POLYMORPHISM, SINGLE NUCLEOTIDE; VENTRICULAR FUNCTION;

EID: 34548158262     PISSN: 10184813     EISSN: 14765438     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/sj.ejhg.5201866     Document Type: Article

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