Why the study?
What is the prevalence of functionally significant genetic variants in LQTS genes among cases diagnosed as SIDS?
What is the prevalence of functionally significant genetic variants in LQTS genes among cases diagnosed as SIDS?
Nearly 10% of SIDS cases carry functionally significant LQTS gene variants, suggesting sudden arrhythmic death is a major contributor and supporting the potential role of infant ECG screening.
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Supports arrhythmic SIDS subset; leaves open infant ECG screening benefit.
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