Article
A novel microsatellite polymorphism of sodium channel beta1-subunit gene (SCN1B) may underlie abnormal cardiac excitation manifested by coved-type ST-elevation compatible with Brugada syndrome in Japanese.
International journal of clinical pharmacology and therapeutics - 1 Feb 2010
Ogawa R, Kishi R, Takagi A, Sakaue I, Takahashi H, Matsumoto N, Masuhara K, Nakazawa K, Kobayashi S, Miyake F, Echizen H
Abstract excerpt
OBJECTIVE: Brugada syndrome (BrS) is a rare sodium channelopathy typically seen in middle-aged, Southeast Asian males conferring high risks of cardiac sudden death. Loss-of-function mutations in SCN5A encoding the alpha-subunit of cardiac sodium channels may account partially for its etiology. We aimed to study whether mutations in the beta-subunits of sodium channel (SCN1B and SCN2B) would also be associated...
Read the complete abstract on PubMedTopics
Share this publication in a Topic to start or enrich a Post.