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The symptom complex of familial sinus node dysfunction and myocardial noncompaction is associated with mutations in the HCN4 channel.
Journal of the American College of Cardiology - 26 Aug 2014
Schweizer Patrick A, Schröter Julian, Greiner Sebastian, Haas Jan, Yampolsky Pessah, Mereles Derliz, Buss Sebastian J, Seyler Claudia, Bruehl Claus, Draguhn Andreas, Koenen Michael, Meder Benjamin, Katus Hugo A, Thomas Dierk
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Inherited arrhythmias were originally considered isolated electrical defects. There is growing evidence that ion channel dysfunction also contributes to myocardial disorders, but genetic overlap has not been reported for sinus node dysfunction (SND) and noncompaction cardiomyopathy (NCCM). OBJECTIVES: The study sought to investigate a familial electromechanical disorder characterized by SND and NCCM,...
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