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A cardiac sodium channel mutation cosegregates with a rare connexin40 genotype in familial atrial standstill.
Circulation research - 10 Jan 2003
Groenewegen W Antoinette, Firouzi Mehran, Bezzina Connie R, Vliex Saskia, van Langen Irene M, Sandkuijl Lodewijk, Smits Jeroen P P, Hulsbeek Miriam, Rook Martin B, Jongsma Habo J, Wilde Arthur A M
Abstract excerpt
Atrial standstill (AS) is a rare arrhythmia that occasionally appears to be genetically determined. This study investigates the genetic background of this arrhythmogenic disorder in a large family. Forty-four family members were clinically evaluated. One deceased and three living relatives were unambiguously affected by AS. All other relatives appeared unaffected. Candidate gene screening revealed a novel...
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