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Unique mixed phenotype and unexpected functional effect revealed by novel compound heterozygosity mutations involving SCN5A.
Heart rhythm - 1 Aug 2009
Medeiros-Domingo Argelia, Tan Bi-Hua, Iturralde-Torres Pedro, Tester David J, Tusié-Luna Teresa, Makielski Jonathan C, Ackerman Michael J
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BACKGROUND: Functional characterization of mutations involving the SCN5A-encoded cardiac sodium channel has established the pathogenic mechanisms for type 3 long QT syndrome and type 1 Brugada syndrome and has provided key insights into the physiological importance of essential structure-function...
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