Sudden unexplained nocturnal death syndrome in Southern China: An epidemiological survey and SCN5A gene screening

American Journal of Forensic Medicine and Pathology

Volumn 32, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 359-363

  Cheng, Jianding ^a,b   Makielski, Jonathan C ^b   Yuan, Ping ^c   Shi, Nianqing ^b   Zhou, Feng ^a   Ye, Bin ^b   Tan, Bi Hua ^b   Kroboth, Stacie ^b  

^a SUN YAT SEN UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN SCHOOL OF MEDICINE AND PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^c SICHUAN UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Chinese Han population; epidemiology; forensic autopsy; SCN5A gene; sudden unexplained nocturnal death syndrome

Indexed keywords

SODIUM CHANNEL; SODIUM CHANNEL PROTEIN TYPE 5 SUBUNIT ALPHA;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; ARTICLE; CASE CONTROL STUDY; CHINA; ETHNIC GROUP; FEMALE; FEVER; GENE FREQUENCY; GENETIC SCREENING; GENETICS; GENOTYPE; HUMAN; MALE; MUTATION; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SEX RATIO; SINGLE NUCLEOTIDE POLYMORPHISM; SLEEP; SUDDEN DEATH; TEMPERATURE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; CHINA; DEATH, SUDDEN; ETHNIC GROUPS; FEMALE; FEVER; GENE FREQUENCY; GENETIC TESTING; GENOTYPE; HUMANS; MALE; MUTATION; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; POLYMORPHISM, SINGLE NUCLEOTIDE; SEX DISTRIBUTION; SLEEP; SODIUM CHANNELS; TEMPERATURE;

EID: 81855161329     PISSN: 01957910     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/PAF.0b013e3181d03d02     Document Type: Article

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