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An insertion/deletion polymorphism within 3'UTR of RYR2 modulates sudden unexplained death risk in Chinese populations.
Forensic science international - 1 Jan 2017
Wang Shouyu, Zhang Zhixiang, Yang Ya, Wang Chaoqun, Tao Ruiyang, Hu Shuxiang, Yin Zhixia, Zhang Qing, Li Lijuan, He Yan, Zhu Shaohua, Li Chengtao, Zhang Suhua, Zhang Jianhua, Sheng Lihui, Wu Fangyu, Luo Bin, Gao Yuzhen
Abstract excerpt
Sudden unexplained death (SUD) constitutes a part of the overall sudden death that can not be underestimated. Over the last years, genetic testing on SUD has revealed that inherited channelopathies might play important roles in the pathophysiology of this disease. Ryanodine receptor type-2 (RYR2) is a kind of ion channel extensively distributed in the sarcoplasmic reticulum (SR) of myocardium. Studies on RYR2...
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