Article
Novel KCNQ1 mutations in patients after myocardial infarction.
Cardiology journal - 1 Jan 2008
Olszak-Waśkiewicz Marlena, Dziuk Mirosław, Kubik Leszek, Kaczanowski Radosław, Kucharczyk Krzysztof
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Patients after myocardial infarction (MI) are at greater risk of sudden cardiac death (SCD) than people in the overall population. The aim of this study was to detect mutations, including intronic ones, in the KCNQ1 gene coding for proteins of cardiac potassium channels and evaluate their possible effects on the clinical course in patients after MI. METHODS: The study group was composed of 100 Polish...
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