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A1180V of cardiac sodium channel gene (SCN5A): is it a risk factor for dilated cardiomyopathy or just a common variant in Han Chinese?
Disease markers - 1 Jan 2013
Shen Cheng, Xu Lei, Yang Zhiyin, Zou Yunzeng, Hu Kai, Fan Zheng, Ge Junbo, Sun Aijun
Abstract excerpt
Our previous study of a Chinese family with dilated cardiomyopathy (DCM) suggested that A1180V of the cardiac sodium channel gene (SCN5A) was associated with the disease within this family. According to data deposited in dbSNP, however, A1180V has been found in some small samples of the Asian population. In this study, we followed up the affected pedigree and expanded the investigation of the prevalence of A1180V...
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