Genome-wide hunt reveals links to abnormal rhythms behind sudden death, heart damage
Monday, January 3, 2011 - 14:10
in Biology & Nature
A study among almost 50,000 people worldwide has identified DNA sequence variations linked with the heart's electrical rhythm in several surprising regions among 22 locations across the human genome. The variants were found by an international consortium, including Johns Hopkins researchers, and reported Nov. 14 in the Nature Genetics advance online publication...