The prevalence of mutations in KCNQ1, KCNH2, and SCN5A in an unselected national cohort of young sudden unexplained death cases

Journal of Cardiovascular Electrophysiology

Volumn 23, Issue 10, 2012, Pages 1092-1098

  Winkel, Bo Gregers ^a   Larsen, Maiken Kudahl ^b   Berge, Knut Erik ^c   Leren, Trond Paul ^c   Nissen, Peter Henrik ^d   Olesen, Morten Salling ^a   Hollegaard, Mads Vilhelm ^e   Jespersen, Thomas ^f   Yuan, Lei ^f   Nielsen, Nikolaj ^f   Haunso, Stig ^a   Svendsen, Jesper Hastrup ^a   Wang, Yinman ^a   Kristensen, Ingrid Bayer ^b   Jensen, Henrik Kjaerulf ^d   Tfelt Hansen, Jacob ^a   Banner, Jytte ^b  

^a Rigshospitalet   (Denmark)

^b AARHUS UNIVERSITY   (Denmark)

^c OSLO UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Norway)

^d AARHUS UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Denmark)

^e STATENS SERUM INSTITUT   (Denmark)

^f UNIVERSITY OF COPENHAGEN   (Denmark)

Author keywords

genetics; long QT syndrome; molecular autopsy; sudden cardiac death; sustained sodium current

Indexed keywords

GENOMIC DNA; POTASSIUM CHANNEL; POTASSIUM CHANNEL KCNH2; POTASSIUM CHANNEL KCNQ1; SODIUM CHANNEL NAV1.5; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DENMARK; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; FEMALE; GENE MUTATION; GENE SEQUENCE; GROUPS BY AGE; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; LONG QT SYNDROME; MALE; PHENOTYPE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SUDDEN DEATH;

EID: 84867742485     PISSN: 10453873     EISSN: 15408167     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1540-8167.2012.02371.x     Document Type: Article

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