Article
Loss of function associated with novel mutations of the SCN5A gene in patients with Brugada syndrome.
The Canadian journal of cardiology - 15 Mar 2004
Baroudi Ghayath, Napolitano Carlo, Priori Silvia G, Del Bufalo Alessandro, Chahine Mohamed
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Ventricular fibrillation is one of the leading causes of death in North America. Brugada syndrome is characterized by ST segment elevation on the right precordial leads V1 through V3 and right bundle branch block, and may cause sudden death. Mutations in the SCN5A gene encoding the cardiac voltage-gated Na+ channel (hNav1.5) are associated with Brugada syndrome. OBJECTIVES: In this study, three novel...
Topics
- Adult
- Bundle-Branch Block
- Codon, Nonsense
- Defibrillators, Implantable
- Echocardiography
- Electric Countershock
- Electrocardiography
- Female
- Genetic Markers
- Genetic Predisposition to Disease
