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Association of human SCN5A polymorphisms with idiopathic ventricular arrhythmia in a Chinese Han cohort.
Circulation journal : official journal of the Japanese Circulation Society - 1 Apr 2008
Fang Dan Hong, Wu Li Qun, Lu Lin, Lou Sheng, Gu Gang, Chen Qiu Jing, Pu Li Jin, Shen Wei Feng
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Mutations of human cardiac sodium channel alpha subunit gene (SCN5A) have been implicated in risk of various cardiac arrhythmias. The present study aimed to investigate whether SCN5A polymorphism was related to the occurrence of idiopathic ventricular arrhythmia (IVA) in Chinese Han patients. METHODS AND RESULTS: Genotyping for polymorphic variance of SCN5A was performed by polymerase chain reaction...
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