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Molecular and Functional Characterization of Rare CACNA1C Variants in Sudden Unexplained Death in the Young.
Congenital heart disease - 1 Dec 2016
Sutphin Brittan S, Boczek Nicole J, Barajas-Martínez Héctor, Hu Dan, Ye Dan, Tester David J, Antzelevitch Charles, Ackerman Michael J
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INTRODUCTION: Perturbations in the CACNA1C-encoded L-type calcium channel α-subunit have been linked recently to heritable arrhythmia syndromes, including Timothy syndrome, Brugada syndrome, early repolarization syndrome, and long QT syndrome. These heritable arrhythmia syndromes may serve as a pathogenic basis for autopsy-negative sudden unexplained death in the young (SUDY). However, the contribution of CACNA1C...
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