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Identification of rare variants of DSP gene in sudden unexplained nocturnal death syndrome in the southern Chinese Han population.
International journal of legal medicine - 1 Mar 2016
Zhao Qianhao, Chen Yili, Peng Longlun, Gao Rui, Liu Nian, Jiang Pingping, Liu Chao, Tang Shuangbo, Quan Li, Makielski Jonathan C, Cheng Jianding
Abstract excerpt
Sudden unexplained nocturnal death syndrome (SUNDS) is a perplexing disorder to both forensic pathologists and clinic physicians. Desmoplakin (DSP) gene was the first desmosomal gene linked to arrhythmogenic right ventricular cardiomyopathy (ARVC) which was associated with sudden death. To identify the genetic variants of the DSP gene in SUNDS in the southern Chinese Han population, we genetically screened the...
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