Novel sodium channel SCN5A mutations in Brugada syndrome patients from Greece

International Journal of Cardiology

Volumn 145, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 45-48

  Kotta, Christina Maria ^a   Anastasakis, Aris ^a   Gatzoulis, Konstantinos ^a   Manolis, Antonis S ^b   Stefanadis, Christodoulos ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ATHENS MEDICAL SCHOOL   (Greece)

^b EVANGELISMOS HOSPITAL   (Greece)

Author keywords

BrS; Genetic testing; Mutations; SCN5A; Ventricular tachycardia

Indexed keywords

PROCAINAMIDE; SODIUM CHANNEL NAV1.5;

ADULT; BRUGADA SYNDROME; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT; CLINICAL FEATURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DNA SEQUENCE; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; GENE MUTATION; GENETIC ANALYSIS; GREECE; HEART VENTRICLE TACHYCARDIA; HETEROZYGOTE; HUMAN; LETTER; MISSENSE MUTATION; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK FACTOR; SINGLE NUCLEOTIDE POLYMORPHISM; SUDDEN DEATH;

EID: 78049467049     PISSN: 01675273     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijcard.2009.03.134     Document Type: Article

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