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Analysis of CACNA1C and KCNH2 Risk Variants on Cardiac Autonomic Function in Patients with Schizophrenia.
Genes - 16 Nov 2022
Refisch Alexander, Komatsuzaki Shoko, Ungelenk Martin, Schumann Andy, Chung Ha-Yeun, Schilling Susann S, Jantzen Wibke, Schröder Sabine, Nöthen Markus M, Mühleisen Thomas W, Hübner Christian A, Bär Karl-Jürgen
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Cardiac autonomic dysfunction (CADF) is a major contributor to increased cardiac mortality in schizophrenia patients. The aberrant function of voltage-gated ion channels, which are widely distributed in the brain and heart, may link schizophrenia and CADF. In search of channel-encoding genes that are associated with both CADF and schizophrenia, CACNA1C and KCNH2 are promising candidates. In this...
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