Emerging directions in the genetics of atrial fibrillation

Circulation Research

Volumn 114, Issue 9, 2014, Pages 1469-1482

  Tucker, Nathan R ^a   Ellinor, Patrick T ^a  

^a MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

Arrhythmias; atrial fibrillation; cardiac; genetics

Indexed keywords

CONNEXIN 40; INWARDLY RECTIFYING POTASSIUM CHANNEL SUBUNIT KIR2.1; ION CHANNEL; POTASSIUM CHANNEL KCNE1; POTASSIUM CHANNEL KCNE2; POTASSIUM CHANNEL KCNQ1; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR GATA 4; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR GATA 5; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR GATA 6; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR NKX2.5; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR PITX2; VOLTAGE GATED SODIUM CHANNEL;

ACTION POTENTIAL; ARTICLE; CHROMATIN IMMUNOPRECIPITATION; EXOME; FRAMESHIFT MUTATION; GENE LINKAGE DISEQUILIBRIUM; GENE LOCUS; GENE SEQUENCE; GENETIC ASSOCIATION; GENETIC RISK; GENETIC SCREENING; GENETIC VARIABILITY; GENETICS; HEART ATRIUM FIBRILLATION; HUMAN; LINKAGE ANALYSIS; META ANALYSIS (TOPIC); MISSENSE MUTATION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUANTITATIVE TRAIT LOCUS; RETINA MACULA AGE RELATED DEGENERATION; SINGLE NUCLEOTIDE POLYMORPHISM; SOMATIC MUTATION; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW;

ARRHYTHMIAS, CARDIAC; ATRIAL FIBRILLATION; GENETICS;

ANIMALS; ATRIAL FIBRILLATION; GENETIC ASSOCIATION STUDIES; GENETIC LOCI; GENETIC PREDISPOSITION TO DISEASE; GENETIC VARIATION; HEART CONDUCTION SYSTEM; HEREDITY; HUMANS; PEDIGREE; PHENOTYPE; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTORS;

EID: 84899657011     PISSN: 00097330     EISSN: 15244571     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1161/CIRCRESAHA.114.302225     Document Type: Article

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