Distinguishing Pathogenic Mutations From Innocuous Rare Variants in Gene Discovery for Brugada Syndrome

Canadian Journal of Cardiology

Volumn 28, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 160-161

  Roberts, Jason D ^a   Gollob, Michael H ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OTTAWA HEART INSTITUTE   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

SODIUM CHANNEL NAV1.5;

BRUGADA SYNDROME; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; EDITORIAL; GENE MUTATION; GENETIC SCREENING; GENETIC VARIABILITY; HEART DEPOLARIZATION; HUMAN; LOSS OF FUNCTION MUTATION; PHENOTYPE; ST SEGMENT ELEVATION;

BRUGADA SYNDROME; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; POTASSIUM; SODIUM; SODIUM CHANNELS;

EID: 84858619322     PISSN: 0828282X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cjca.2012.01.016     Document Type: Editorial

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