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Familial evaluation in catecholaminergic polymorphic ventricular tachycardia: disease penetrance and expression in cardiac ryanodine receptor mutation-carrying relatives.
Circulation. Arrhythmia and electrophysiology - 1 Aug 2012
van der Werf Christian, Nederend Ineke, Hofman Nynke, van Geloven Nan, Ebink Corné, Frohn-Mulder Ingrid M E, Alings A Marco W, Bosker Hans A, Bracke Frank A, van den Heuvel Freek, Waalewijn Reinier A, Bikker Hennie, van Tintelen J Peter, Bhuiyan Zahurul A, van den Berg Maarten P, Wilde Arthur A M
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Catecholaminergic polymorphic ventricular tachycardia (CPVT) is an inherited arrhythmia syndrome associated with mutations in the cardiac ryanodine receptor gene (Ryr2) in the majority of patients. Previous studies of CPVT patients mainly involved probands, so current insight into dis...
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