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Genetic background of catecholaminergic polymorphic ventricular tachycardia in Japan.
Circulation journal : official journal of the Japanese Circulation Society - 1 Jan 2013
Kawamura Mihoko, Ohno Seiko, Naiki Nobu, Nagaoka Iori, Dochi Kenichi, Wang Qi, Hasegawa Kanae, Kimura Hiromi, Miyamoto Akashi, Mizusawa Yuka, Itoh Hideki, Makiyama Takeru, Sumitomo Naokata, Ushinohama Hiroya, Oyama Kotaro, Murakoshi Nobuyuki, Aonuma Kazutaka, Horigome Hitoshi, Honda Takafumi, Yoshinaga Masao, Ito Makoto, Horie Minoru
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: The genetic background of catecholaminergic polymorphic ventricular tachycardia (CPVT) has been extensively investigated for the last decade in Western countries, but it remains unstudied in the Asian population. METHODS AND RESULTS: In 50 Japanese probands from unrelated families who satisfied clinical criteria for CPVT, genetic testing was conducted in all exons on 3 CPVT-related genes: cardiac...
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