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SUBMITTER: Chopra N
PROVIDER: S-EPMC3145336 | biostudies-literature | 2011 May
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Chopra Nagesh N Knollmann Björn C BC
Current opinion in cardiology 20110501 3
<h4>Purpose of review</h4>To survey recent developments in the field of genetics encompassing discovery of new candidate genes, new diagnostic strategies, and new therapies for sudden cardiac death (SCD) syndromes.<h4>Recent findings</h4>In addition to new mutations in known SCD genes, several novel genes not previously implicated in SCD causation have been found, particularly in long QT syndrome (e.g., KCNJ5, AKAP9, SNTA1), idiopathic ventricular fibrillation (e.g., DPP6, KCNJ8), dilated cardio ...[more]