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Genetic analysis of sudden unexplained death: a multidisciplinary approach.
Forensic science international - 10 Jun 2013
Kauferstein Silke, Kiehne Nadine, Jenewein Tina, Biel Stephanie, Kopp Marnie, König Rainer, Erkapic Damir, Rothschild Markus, Neumann Thomas
Abstract excerpt
Each year infants, children and young adults die suddenly and unexpectedly. In many cases the cause of death can be elucidated by medico-legal autopsy, however, a significant number of these cases remain unexplained despite a detailed postmortem investigation and are labeled as sudden unexplained death (SUD). Post-mortem genetic testing, so called molecular autopsy, revealed that primary arrhythmogenic disorders...
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