Brugada syndrome: A new mutation found in Norway ()
Eva-Lill Rice,
Jan P. Loennechen,
Trond P. Leren,
Johnny Vegsundvåg,
Torstein Hole
Department of Cardiology, St. Olavs Hospital, Trondheim, Norway.
Medical Department, Alesund Hospital, Alesund, Norway.
Medical Genetics Laboratory, Oslo University Hospital Rikshospitalet, Oslo, Norway.
DOI: 10.4236/ojim.2012.23029
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Abstract
Brugada syndrome is increasingly recognized as a clinical syndrome world wide. We report a case with a new SCN5A mutation. As the awareness of this disease entity increases more cases will probably be found.
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Rice, E. , Loennechen, J. , Leren, T. , Vegsundvåg, J. and Hole, T. (2012) Brugada syndrome: A new mutation found in Norway.
Open Journal of Internal Medicine,
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10.4236/ojim.2012.23029.
Conflicts of Interest
The authors declare no conflicts of interest.
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