Article
Functional single-nucleotide variant of HSPD1 in sudden infant death syndrome.
Pediatric research - 1 Oct 2013
Courts Cornelius, Grabmüller Melanie, Madea Burkhard
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: An insufficient stress response due to a genetically impaired heat shock protein (Hsp) could play a role in the pathogenesis in a subgroup of sudden infant death syndrome (SIDS) cases. Herein, we are the first to investigate whether a functionally impairing and thus pathogenic variant of the gene for Hsp60, encoded by HSPD1 (rs72466451), is correlated with the occurrence of SIDS. METHODS: In a...
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