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Are human Connexin40 gene polymorphisms associated with increased atrial vulnerability and risk of idiopathic atrial fibrillation in subjects without structural heart disease?
Are human Connexin40 gene polymorphisms associated with increased atrial vulnerability and risk of idiopathic atrial fibrillation in subjects without structural heart disease?
Connexin40 gene polymorphisms (-44A allele and -44AA genotype) are strongly associated with enhanced atrial vulnerability and an increased risk of idiopathic atrial fibrillation.
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Connexin40 -44A variants may mark idiopathic AF vulnerability; leaves open causality and any role for genotyping in risk stratification.
Firouzi et al. (2004) studied this question.
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