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Unique clinical characteristics and SCN5A mutations in patients with Brugada syndrome in Taiwan.
Journal of the Formosan Medical Association = Taiwan yi zhi - 1 Jul 2015
Juang Jyh-Ming Jimmy, Tsai Chia-Ti, Lin Lian-Yu, Liu Yen-Bin, Yu Chih-Chieh, Hwang Juey-Jen, Chen Jien-Jiun, Chiu Fu-Chun, Chen Wen-Jone, Tseng Chuen-Den, Chiang Fu-Tien, Yeh Huei-Ming, Sherri Yeh Shih-Fan, Lai Ling-Ping, Lin Jiunn-Lee
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND/PURPOSE: Brugada syndrome (BrS) is a hereditable sudden cardiac death (SCD). Mutations in the SCN5A gene (the most common BrS-causing gene) are responsible for 20-25% of this disease in Caucasian populations. However, the prevalence of SCN5A mutations in patients with BrS in the Chinese Han population in Taiwan remains unknown. Therefore, in this study, we investigated the prevalence of the SCN5A...
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