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A mechanism for sudden infant death syndrome (SIDS): stress-induced leak via ryanodine receptors.
Heart rhythm - 1 Jun 2007
Tester David J, Dura Miroslav, Carturan Elisa, Reiken Steven, Wronska Anetta, Marks Andrew R, Ackerman Michael J
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Sudden infant death syndrome (SIDS) is the leading cause of postneonatal mortality in the United States. Mutations in the RyR2-encoded cardiac ryanodine receptor cause the highly lethal catecholaminergic polymorphic ventricular tachycardia (CPVT1) in the young. OBJECTIVE: The purpose of this study was to determine the spectrum and prevalence of RyR2 mutations in a large cohort of SIDS cases. METHODS:...
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