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Postmortem molecular analysis of KCNQ1, KCNH2, KCNE1 and KCNE2 genes in sudden unexplained nocturnal death syndrome in the Chinese Han population.
Forensic science international - 10 Sept 2013
Liu Chao, Zhao Qianhao, Su Terry, Tang Shuangbo, Lv Guoli, Liu Hong, Quan Li, Cheng Jianding
Abstract excerpt
The etiology of sudden unexplained nocturnal death syndrome (SUNDS) remains unclear. Previous studies have implicated that SUNDS is probably allelic to cardiac sodium channel diseases such as Brugada syndrome. The variation in cardiac potassium channels is the main genetic cause of inherited long QT syndrome (LQTS), which may manifest as syncope and sudden cardiac death without structural disease. We hypothesized...
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