Familial idiopathic ventricular fibrillation
Definition:
Idiopathic ventricular fibrillation (IVF) is a syndrome that causes sudden cardiac death in individuals with an apparently normal heart. It has been found that a novel SCN5A missense mutation causes the disease. Recently, IVF linked to the DPP6 gene has been reported.
References:
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[1]. J Akai, et al. A novel SCN5A mutation associated with idiopathic ventricular fibrillation without typical ECG findings of Brugada syndrome. FEBS Lett. 2000 Aug 11;479(1-2):29-34. [Content Brief]
[2]. P G Postema, et al. Founder mutations in the Netherlands: familial idiopathic ventricular fibrillation and DPP6. Neth Heart J. 2011 Jun;19(6):290-6. [Content Brief]
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