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GJA1 gene variations in sudden unexplained nocturnal death syndrome in the Chinese Han population.
Forensic science international - 1 Jan 2017
Wu Qiuping, Wu Yeda, Zhang Liyong, Zheng Jinxiang, Tang Shuangbo, Cheng Jianding
Abstract excerpt
Sudden unexplained nocturnal death syndrome (SUNDS) is a conundrum to both forensic pathologists and physicians, more than 80% of which the molecular pathogenesis remains unclear. Reported studies on both clinical and genetic phenotypes suggest SUNDS is related to congenital and acquired arrhythmias. Recent researches have linked the mutations of gene gap junction alpha 1 (GJA1) with arrhythmogenic cardiac...
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