Large scale analysis of HCM mutations in sudden cardiac death

Forensic Science International: Genetics Supplement Series

Volumn 1, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 549-550

  Brion, M ^a   Allegue, C ^a   Monserrat, L ^b   Hermida, M ^b   Castro Beiras, A ^b   Carracedo, A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SANTIAGO DE COMPOSTELA   (Spain)

^b HOSPITAL JUAN CANALEJO   (Spain)

Author keywords

Hypertrophic cardiomyopathy; Mutation detection; Sudden death

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; GENE MUTATION; GENETIC ANALYSIS; GENOTYPE; HEART DISEASE; HUMAN; HYPERTROPHIC CARDIOMYOPATHY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MATRIX ASSISTED LASER DESORPTION IONIZATION TIME OF FLIGHT MASS SPECTROMETRY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SUDDEN DEATH;

EID: 50649111374     PISSN: 18751768     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.fsigss.2007.10.047     Document Type: Article

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