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Sarcomeric gene mutations in sudden infant death syndrome (SIDS).
Forensic science international - 10 Jun 2012
Brion Maria, Allegue Catarina, Santori Montserrat, Gil Rocio, Blanco-Verea Alejandro, Haas Cordula, Bartsch Christine, Poster Simone, Madea Burkhard, Campuzano Oscar, Brugada Ramon, Carracedo Angel
Abstract excerpt
In developed countries, sudden infant death syndrome (SIDS) represents the most prevalent cause of death in children between 1 month and 1 year of age. SIDS is a diagnosis of exclusion, a negative autopsy which requires the absence of structural organ disease. Although investigators have confirmed that a significant percentage of SIDS cases are actually channelopathies, no data have been made available as to...
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