Article
The genetics of atrial fibrillation: from the bench to the bedside.
Annual review of genomics and human genetics - 1 Jan 2011
Xiao Junjie, Liang Dandan, Chen Yi-Han
Abstract excerpt
Atrial fibrillation (AF) has become a growing global epidemic and a financial burden for society. The past 10 years have seen significant advances in our understanding of the genetic aspects of AF: At least 2 chromosomal loci and 17 causal genes have been identified in familial AF, and an additional 7 common variants and single-nucleotide polymorphisms in 11 different genes have been indicated in nonfamilial AF....
Topics
- Atrial Fibrillation
- Humans
- Polymorphism, Single Nucleotide