Role of SCN5A coding and non-coding sequences in Brugada syndrome onset: What's behind the scenes?

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BACKGROUND: Brugada syndrome (BrS) is a rare inherited cardiac arrhythmia associated with a high risk of sudden cardiac death (SCD) due to ventricular fibrillation (VF). BrS is characterized by coved-type ST-segment elevation in the right precordial leads (V1-V3). Mutations in SCN5A gene coding for the α-subunit of the NaV1.5 cardiac sodium channel are identified in 15-30% of BrS cases. Genetic testing of BrS...

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