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A Functional Assay for Sick Sinus Syndrome Genetic Variants.
Cellular physiology and biochemistry : international journal of experimental cellular physiology, biochemistry, and pharmacology - 1 Jan 2017
Jou Chuanchau J, Arrington Cammon B, Barnett Spencer, Shen Jiaxiang, Cho Scott, Sheng Xiaoming, McCullagh Patrick C, Bowles Neil E, Pribble Chase M, Saarel Elizabeth V, Pilcher Thomas A, Etheridge Susan P, Tristani-Firouzi Martin
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND/AIMS: Congenital Sick Sinus Syndrome (SSS) is a disorder associated with sudden cardiac death due to severe bradycardia and prolonged pauses. Mutations in HCN4, the gene encoding inward Na+/K+ current (If), have been described as a cause of congenital SSS. The objective of this study is to develop an SSS model in embryonic zebrafish, and use zebrafish as a moderate-throughput assay to functionally...
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