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Different aspects of atrial fibrillation genetics.
Interactive cardiovascular and thoracic surgery - 1 Dec 2010
Caglayan Ahmet Okay
Abstract excerpt
Atrial fibrillation (AF) is a consequence of a complex interplay of genetic, epigenetic and environmental factors. In addition, AF is a major contributor to stroke, heart failure, and mortality. Several family studies have shown a strong polygenetic predisposition for AF but, so far, most of the linkage analysis and candidate gene studies have discovered only monogenic, rare, deleterious mutations. While research...
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