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Analysis of PAC1 receptor gene variants in Caucasian and African American infants dying of sudden infant death syndrome.
Acta paediatrica (Oslo, Norway : 1992) - 1 Dec 2013
Barrett Karlene T, Rodikova Ekaterina, Weese-Mayer Debra E, Rand Casey M, Marazita Mary L, Cooper Margaret E, Berry-Kravis Elizabeth M, Bech-Hansen N Torben, Wilson Richard J A
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AIM: Stress peptide, pituitary adenylate cyclase-activating polypeptide (PACAP), has been implicated in sudden infant death syndrome (SIDS). The aim of this exploratory study was to determine whether variants in the gene encoding the PACAP-specific receptor, PAC1, are associated with SIDS in Caucasian and African American infants. METHODS: Polymerase chain reaction and Sanger DNA sequencing was used to compare...
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