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SUBMITTER: Zhao Q
PROVIDER: S-EPMC4951159 | biostudies-literature | 2016 Mar
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Zhao Qianhao Q Chen Yili Y Peng Longlun L Gao Rui R Liu Nian N Jiang Pingping P Liu Chao C Tang Shuangbo S Quan Li L Makielski Jonathan C JC Cheng Jianding J
International journal of legal medicine 20151119 2
Sudden unexplained nocturnal death syndrome (SUNDS) is a perplexing disorder to both forensic pathologists and clinic physicians. Desmoplakin (DSP) gene was the first desmosomal gene linked to arrhythmogenic right ventricular cardiomyopathy (ARVC) which was associated with sudden death. To identify the genetic variants of the DSP gene in SUNDS in the southern Chinese Han population, we genetically screened the DSP gene in 40 sporadic SUNDS victims, 16 Brugada syndrome (BrS) patients, and 2 early ...[more]