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A mutation in CALM1 encoding calmodulin in familial idiopathic ventricular fibrillation in childhood and adolescence.
Journal of the American College of Cardiology - 28 Jan 2014
Marsman Roos F, Barc Julien, Beekman Leander, Alders Marielle, Dooijes Dennis, van den Wijngaard Arthur, Ratbi Ilham, Sefiani Abdelaziz, Bhuiyan Zahurul A, Wilde Arthur A M, Bezzina Connie R
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OBJECTIVES: This study aimed to identify the genetic defect in a family with idiopathic ventricular fibrillation (IVF) manifesting in childhood and adolescence. BACKGROUND: Although sudden cardiac death in the young is rare, it frequently presents as the first clinical manifestation of an underlying inherited arrhythmia syndrome. Gene discovery for IVF is important as it enables the identification of individuals...
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