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Vinculin variant M94I identified in sudden unexplained nocturnal death syndrome decreases cardiac sodium current.
Scientific reports - 20 Feb 2017
Cheng Jianding, Kyle John W, Wiedmeyer Brandi, Lang Di, Vaidyanathan Ravi, Makielski Jonathan C
Abstract excerpt
Sudden unexplained nocturnal death syndrome (SUNDS) remains an autopsy negative disorder with unclear etiology. Vinculin (VCL) was linked to sudden arrhythmia death in VCL knockout mice prior to the appearance of cardiomyopathy. We hypothesized VCL mutations underlie risk for SUNDS. A rare heterozygous variant VCL-M94I was found in a SUNDS victim who suffered sudden nocturnal tachypnea and lacked pathogenic...
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