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Systematic Review of the Genetics of Sudden Unexpected Death in Epilepsy: Potential Overlap With Sudden Cardiac Death and Arrhythmia-Related Genes.
Journal of the American Heart Association - 7 Jan 2020
Chahal C Anwar A, Salloum Mohammad N, Alahdab Fares, Gottwald Joseph A, Tester David J, Anwer Lucman A, So Elson L, Murad Mohammad Hassan, St Louis Erik K, Ackerman Michael J, Somers Virend K
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Background Sudden unexpected death in epilepsy (SUDEP) is the leading cause of epilepsy-related death. SUDEP shares many features with sudden cardiac death and sudden unexplained death in the young and may have a similar genetic contribution. We aim to systematically review the literature on the genetics of SUDEP. Methods and Results PubMed, MEDLINE Epub Ahead of Print, Ovid Medline In-Process & Other Non-Indexed...
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