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Dual phenotypic transmission in Brugada syndrome.
Archives of cardiovascular diseases - 1 Jan 2000
Hermida Jean-Sylvain, Arnalsteen-Dassonvalle Elise, Kubala Maciej, Mathiron Amel, Traulle Sarah, Anbazhagan Kolandaswamy, Hermida Alexis, Rochette Jacques
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Brugada syndrome is a genetic heart disease with autosomal dominant inheritance. Family screening commonly detects one parent responsible for transmission of the disease. AIMS: To describe atypical transmission of Brugada syndrome. METHODS: Between 2001 and 2007, systematic screening, including an electrocardiogram, ajmaline challenge and DNA sequencing of the SCN5A gene, of the first-degree relatives...
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