Importance of clinical analysis in the new era of molecular genetic screening

Journal of the American College of Cardiology

Volumn 64, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 80-82

  Shimizu, Wataru ^a  

^a NIPPON MEDICAL SCHOOL   (Japan)

Author keywords

Brugada syndrome; direct sequencing; genetic study; GWAS; sudden death

Indexed keywords

SODIUM CHANNEL NAV1.5; SODIUM CHANNEL NAV1.8;

BRUGADA SYNDROME; CATECHOLAMINERGIC POLYMORPHIC VENTRICULAR TACHYCARDIA; EDITORIAL; GENE; GENE FUNCTION; GENE IDENTIFICATION; GENE MUTATION; GENETIC ASSOCIATION; GENETIC SCREENING; GENETIC SUSCEPTIBILITY; GENOTYPE PHENOTYPE CORRELATION; HEART ARRHYTHMIA; HEART ATRIUM FIBRILLATION; HEY2 GENE; HUMAN; LONG QT SYNDROME; MUTATIONAL ANALYSIS; NOS1AP GENE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGRESSIVE CARDIAC CONDUCTION DEFECT; SCN10A; SCN5A GENE;

BRUGADA SYNDROME; DIRECT SEQUENCING; GENETIC STUDY; GWAS; SUDDEN DEATH;

BRUGADA SYNDROME; FEMALE; GENETIC VARIATION; HUMANS; MALE; MUTATION, MISSENSE; NAV1.8 VOLTAGE-GATED SODIUM CHANNEL;

EID: 84903852838     PISSN: 07351097     EISSN: 15583597     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jacc.2014.04.023     Document Type: Editorial

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