Genetics of vasovagal syncope

Autonomic Neuroscience: Basic and Clinical

Volumn 184, Issue , 2014, Pages 60-65

  Klein, Karl Martin ^a   Berkovic, Samuel F ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL MARBURG   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

Author keywords

Candidate gene association studies; Family studies; Genetics; Twin studies; Vasovagal syncope

Indexed keywords

AUTOSOMAL DOMINANT INHERITANCE; BLOOD VESSEL TONE; CHROMOSOME 15Q; CLINICAL GENETICS; DEHYDRATION; DIZYGOTIC TWINS; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; FAINTNESS; FAMILIAL DISEASE; FAMILY; FAMILY HISTORY; FIRST DEGREE RELATIVE; GENE IDENTIFICATION; GENE LOCUS; GENE SEQUENCE; GENETIC ANALYSIS; GENETIC ASSOCIATION; GENETICS; HEREDITY; HUMAN; INHERITANCE; LINKAGE ANALYSIS; MOLECULAR GENETICS; MONOZYGOTIC TWINS; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW;

HUMANS; SYNCOPE, VASOVAGAL;

EID: 84906089544     PISSN: 15660702     EISSN: 18727484     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.autneu.2014.03.008     Document Type: Review

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