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Chromosome 4q25 variants are genetic modifiers of rare ion channel mutations associated with familial atrial fibrillation.
Journal of the American College of Cardiology - 25 Sept 2012
Ritchie Marylyn D, Rowan Shane, Kucera Gayle, Stubblefield Tanya, Blair Marcia, Carter Shannon, Roden Dan M, Darbar Dawood
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OBJECTIVES: The aim of this study was to test the hypothesis that 2 common polymorphisms in the chromosome 4q25 region that have been associated with atrial fibrillation (AF) contribute to the variable penetrance of familial AF. BACKGROUND: Although mutations in ion channels, gap junction proteins, and signaling molecules have been described for Mendelian forms of AF, penetrance is highly variable. Recent studies...
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