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Common Variants in the TBX5 Gene Associated with Atrial Fibrillation in a Chinese Han Population.
PloS one - 1 Jan 2016
Zhang Rongfeng, Tian Xiaochen, Gao Lianjun, Li Huihua, Yin Xiaomeng, Dong Yingxue, Yang Yanzong, Xia Yunlong
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: PR interval variations have recently been associated with an increased risk of long-term atrial fibrillation (AF), heart block and all-cause mortality. Genome-wide association studies have linked the PR interval with several common variants in the TBX5 gene. Several variants in the TBX5 gene, including rs7312625 and rs883079, have been associated with AF. The purpose of this study was to determine the...
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