Next-generation sequencing of 34 genes in sudden unexplained death victims in forensics and in patients with channelopathic cardiac diseases

International Journal of Legal Medicine

Volumn 129, Issue 4, 2015, Pages 793-800

  Hertz, C L ^a   Christiansen, S L ^a   Ferrero Miliani, L ^a   Fordyce, S L ^a   Dahl, M ^b   Holst, A G ^b   Ottesen, G L ^a   Frank Hansen, R ^a   Bundgaard, H ^b   Morling, N ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COPENHAGEN   (Denmark)

^b University of Copenhagen   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Genetic; Mutation; Next generation sequencing; Screening; Sudden cardiac death; Sudden unexplained death

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CHANNELOPATHY; CHILD; DEATH, SUDDEN, CARDIAC; DNA SEQUENCE; FEMALE; FORENSIC GENETICS; GENETICS; HIGH THROUGHPUT SEQUENCING; HUMAN; INDEL MUTATION; INFANT; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PRESCHOOL CHILD; SINGLE NUCLEOTIDE POLYMORPHISM; YOUNG ADULT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CHANNELOPATHIES; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DEATH, SUDDEN, CARDIAC; FEMALE; FORENSIC GENETICS; HIGH-THROUGHPUT NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCING; HUMANS; INDEL MUTATION; INFANT; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; POLYMORPHISM, SINGLE NUCLEOTIDE; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS, DNA; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84931575992     PISSN: 09379827     EISSN: 14371596     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00414-014-1105-y     Document Type: Article

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