Clinical indications for genetic testing in familial sudden cardiac death syndromes: an HRUK position statement.

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The sudden unexpected death of a young person can have profound implications for the surviving family members beyond those associated with bereavement and the immediate sense of loss. Among these other sequelae may be a concern that the sudden death was caused by a genetic condition and that other family members may suffer the same fate. Increased awareness of these inherited conditions and the transfer of the...

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