Molecular autopsy in young sudden cardiac death victims with suspected cardiomyopathy

Forensic Science International

Volumn 219, Issue 1-3, 2012, Pages 33-38

  Larsen, M K ^a   Nissen, P H ^b   Berge, K E ^c   Leren, T P ^c   Kristensen, I B ^a   Jensen, H K ^b   Banner, J ^a  

^a AARHUS UNIVERSITY   (Denmark)

^b AARHUS UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Denmark)

^c OSLO UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Norway)

Author keywords

Arrhythmogenic right ventricle cardiomyopathy; Dilated cardiomyopathy; Forensic pathology; Genetic examination; Hypertrophic cardiomyopathy; Sudden cardiac death

Indexed keywords

GENOMIC DNA;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARRHYTHMOGENIC RIGHT VENTRICLE CARDIOMYOPATHY; ARTICLE; AUTOPSY; CARDIOMYOPATHY; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONGESTIVE CARDIOMYOPATHY; DNA SEQUENCE; FEMALE; GENE; GENE MUTATION; GENETIC SCREENING; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; HYPERTROPHIC OBSTRUCTIVE CARDIOMYOPATHY; INFANT; LMNA GENE; MALE; MOLECULAR AUTOPSY; MULTIPLEX LIGATION DEPENDENT PROBE AMPLIFICATION; MYBPC3 GENE; MYH7 GENE; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PKP2 GENE; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCHOOL CHILD; SUDDEN DEATH; TMEM43 GENE;

EID: 84861572384     PISSN: 03790738     EISSN: 18726283     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.forsciint.2011.11.020     Document Type: Article

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