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Genome scan linkage results for heart rate variability (the Framingham Heart Study).
The American journal of cardiology - 15 Dec 2002
Singh Jagmeet P, Larson Martin G, O'Donnell Christopher J, Tsuji Hisako, Corey Diane, Levy Daniel
Abstract excerpt
There is a substantial heritable component to the beat-to-beat variation in heart rate. However, the molecular mechanisms underlying the control of heart rate variability (HRV) remain unknown. The present study sought to identify chromosomal regions linked to HRV phenotypes. The first 2 hours of ambulatory electrocardiographic recordings obtained from Framingham Heart Study subjects attending a routine...
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