Sudden cardiac death: A matter of faulty ion channels?

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Jongsma, HJ [1 ]
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[1] Univ Utrecht, Dept Med Physiol & Sports Med, NL-3508 TA Utrecht, Netherlands
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10.1016/S0960-9822(07)00363-6
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Q5 [生物化学]; Q7 [分子生物学];
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071010 ; 081704 ;
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Recent evidence suggests that various forms of sudden cardiac death in people with hearts that apparently function normally are caused by inherited or de novo mutations in genes coding for ion channel subunits. (C) Current Biology Publications ISSN 0960-9822.
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