Expanding the phenotype of sudden cardiac death-An unusual presentation of a family with a Lamin A/C mutation

International Journal of Cardiology

Volumn 138, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 97-99

  De Backer, Julie ^a   Van Beeumen, Katarina ^a   Loeys, Bart ^a   Duytschaever, Mattias ^a  

^a GHENT UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Belgium)

Author keywords

AV conduction disease; Lamin A C; Sudden cardiac death

Indexed keywords

EMERIN; LAMIN A; LAMIN C; NESPERIN 1 ALPHA; PROTEIN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ADULT; ARTICLE; ATRIOVENTRICULAR BLOCK; AUTOSOMAL DOMINANT INHERITANCE; CASE REPORT; CONGESTIVE CARDIOMYOPATHY; DIZZINESS; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGICAL TEST; EXON; FAMILIAL DISEASE; FAMILY; FEMALE; GENE MUTATION; GENETIC COUNSELING; GENETIC DISORDER; HEART MUSCLE CONDUCTION DISTURBANCE; HETEROZYGOTE DETECTION; HOLTER MONITORING; HUMAN; NON SUSTAINED VENTRICULAR TACHYCARDIA; NONSENSE MUTATION; PEDIGREE; PHENOTYPE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SUDDEN DEATH; TRUNCATED PROTEIN; WENCKEBACH PERIOD;

ADULT; DEATH, SUDDEN, CARDIAC; FAMILY HEALTH; FATAL OUTCOME; FEMALE; HEART BLOCK; HUMANS; LAMIN TYPE A; MALE; MUTATION; PEDIGREE; PHENOTYPE; RISK FACTORS;

EID: 70749092808     PISSN: 01675273     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijcard.2008.06.008     Document Type: Article

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