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A mutation in the CACNA1C gene leads to early repolarization syndrome with incomplete penetrance: A Chinese family study.
PloS one - 1 Jan 2017
Liu Xin, Shen Yang, Xie Jinyan, Bao Huihui, Cao Qing, Wan Rong, Xu Xiaoming, Zhou Hui, Huang Lin, Xu Zhenyan, Zhu Wengen, Hu Jinzhu, Cheng Xiaoshu, Hong Kui
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Early repolarization syndrome (ERS) may be a near-Mendelian or an oligogenic disease; however, no direct evidence has been provided to support this theory. METHODS AND RESULTS: We described a large Chinese family with nocturnal sudden cardiac death induced by ERS in most of the young male adults. One missense mutation (p.Q1916R) was found in the major subunit of the L-type calcium channel gene CACNA1C...
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