PITX2C loss-of-function mutations responsible for idiopathic atrial fibrillation

OBJECTIVE: This study aimed to identify novel PITX2c mutations responsible for idiopathic atrial fibrillation. METHODS: A cohort of 210 unrelated patients with idiopathic atrial fibrillation and 200 unrelated, ethnically matched healthy individuals used as controls were recruited. The whole coding...

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Main Authors: Xing-Biao Qiu, Ying-Jia Xu, Ruo-Gu Li, Lei Xu, Xu Liu, Wei-Yi Fang, Yi-Qing Yang, Xin-Kai Qu
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Faculdade de Medicina / USP 2014-01-01
Series:Clinics
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1807-59322014000100015&lng=en&tlng=en