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Mutations in the SCN5A gene: evidence for a link between long QT syndrome and sudden death?
Forensic science international. Genetics - 1 Jun 2007
Kiehne Nadine, Kauferstein Silke
Abstract excerpt
Mutations in cardiac ion channel genes leading to channel dysfunctions or changes in the gene expression may cause inherited arrhythmogenic diseases. These genetic diseases are important causes of sudden unexplained death (SUD). Ten cases of SUD, including six cases of sudden infant death syndrom...
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