Article
Mutations in SCN10A are responsible for a large fraction of cases of Brugada syndrome.
Journal of the American College of Cardiology - 8 Jul 2014
Hu Dan, Barajas-Martínez Hector, Pfeiffer Ryan, Dezi Fabio, Pfeiffer Jenna, Buch Tapan, Betzenhauser Matthew J, Belardinelli Luiz, Kahlig Kristopher M, Rajamani Sridharan, DeAntonio Harry J, Myerburg Robert J, Ito Hiroyuki, Deshmukh Pramod, Marieb Mark, Nam Gi-Byoung, Bhatia Atul, Hasdemir Can, Haïssaguerre Michel, Veltmann Christian, Schimpf Rainer, Borggrefe Martin, Viskin Sami, Antzelevitch Charles
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: BrS is an inherited sudden cardiac death syndrome. Less than 35% of BrS probands have genetically identified pathogenic variants. Recent evidence has implicated SCN10A, a neuronal sodium channel gene encoding Nav1.8, in the electrical function of the heart. OBJECTIVES: The purpose of...
Topics
- Adult
- Aged
- Brugada Syndrome
- Female
- Genetic Variation
- Humans
- Male
- Middle Aged
- Mutation, Missense
- NAV1.8 Voltage-Gated Sodium Channel
