Post-mortem Whole Exome Sequencing with Gene-Specific Analysis for Autopsy-Negative Sudden Unexplained Death in the Young: A Case Series

Pediatric Cardiology

Volumn 36, Issue 4, 2015, Pages 768-778

  Narula, Nupoor ^a   Tester, David J ^a   Paulmichl, Anna ^a   Maleszewski, Joseph J ^a   Ackerman, Michael J ^a,b  

^a MAYO CLINIC   (United States)

^b MAYO GRADUATE SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

Cardiomyopathy; Genes; Genetics; Long QT syndrome; Sudden death

Indexed keywords

RYANODINE RECEPTOR 2;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ALTERNATIVE RNA SPLICING; ARTICLE; AUTOPSY; CARDIAC CHANNELOPATHY; CARDIOMEGALY; CAUCASIAN; CAUSE OF DEATH; CHILD; COHORT ANALYSIS; CONGESTIVE CARDIOMYOPATHY; EXOME; FEMALE; GENE LOCATION; GENE SEQUENCE; GENETIC ANALYSIS; GENETIC CODE; GENETIC VARIABILITY; HEART ARRHYTHMIA; HEART INFARCTION; HUMAN; INDEL MUTATION; MALE; MISSENSE MUTATION; MYOCARDITIS; NONSENSE MUTATION; PRESCHOOL CHILD; REPLICATION STUDY; SCHOOL CHILD; SUDDEN DEATH; SUDDEN INFANT DEATH SYNDROME; SUDDEN UNEXPLAINED DEATH IN THE YOUNG; SYSTEMIC LUPUS ERYTHEMATOSUS; WHOLE EXOME SEQUENCING; YOUNG ADULT; ETIOLOGY; GENETIC SCREENING; MOLECULAR GENETICS; PROCEDURES; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AUTOPSY; CHILD; DEATH, SUDDEN; EXOME; FEMALE; GENETIC TESTING; HUMANS; MALE; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84925501370     PISSN: 01720643     EISSN: 14321971     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00246-014-1082-4     Document Type: Article

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