Publication Date:
2016-02-04
Description:
Article Tsai et al . here utilize a multi-stage genome-wide association study in Taiwanese population to show a copy number variation in the intron of potassium interacting channel 1 gene (KCNIP1) to be strongly associated with atrial fibrillation. The study also examines the functionality of KCNIP1 in heart electrophysiological function using cultured myocytes and zebrafish. Nature Communications doi: 10.1038/ncomms10190 Authors: Chia-Ti Tsai, Chia-Shan Hsieh, Sheng-Nan Chang, Eric Y. Chuang, Kwo-Chang Ueng, Chin-Feng Tsai, Tsung-Hsien Lin, Cho-Kai Wu, Jen-Kuang Lee, Lian-Yu Lin, Yi-Chih Wang, Chih-Chieh Yu, Ling-Ping Lai, Chuen-Den Tseng, Juey-Jen Hwang, Fu-Tien Chiang, Jiunn-Lee Lin
Electronic ISSN:
2041-1723
Topics:
Biology
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Chemistry and Pharmacology
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Natural Sciences in General
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Physics
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