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Kv1.5 channelopathy due to KCNA5 loss-of-function mutation causes human atrial fibrillation
13 Jun 2006
Abstract excerpt
Atrial fibrillation is a rhythm disorder characterized by chaotic electrical activity of cardiac atria. Predisposing to stroke and heart failure, this common condition is increasingly recognized as a heritable disorder. To identify genetic defects conferring disease susceptibility, patients with idiopathic atrial fibrillation, lacking traditional risk factors, were evaluated. Genomic DNA scanning revealed a...
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