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Next-Generation Sequencing in Post-mortem Genetic Testing of Young Sudden Cardiac Death Cases

Overview of attention for article published in Frontiers in Cardiovascular Medicine, May 2016
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Title
Next-Generation Sequencing in Post-mortem Genetic Testing of Young Sudden Cardiac Death Cases
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Frontiers in Cardiovascular Medicine, May 2016
DOI 10.3389/fcvm.2016.00013
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Authors

Najim Lahrouchi, Elijah R. Behr, Connie R. Bezzina

Abstract

Sudden cardiac death (SCD) in the young (<40 years) occurs in the setting of a variety of rare inherited cardiac disorders and is a disastrous event for family members. Establishing the cause of SCD is important as it permits the pre-symptomatic identification of relatives at risk of SCD. Sudden arrhythmic death syndrome (SADS) is defined as SCD in the setting of negative autopsy findings and toxicological analysis. In such cases, reaching a diagnosis is even more challenging and post-mortem genetic testing can crucially contribute to the identification of the underlying cause of death. In this review, we will discuss the current achievements of "the molecular autopsy" in young SADS cases and provide an overview of key challenges in assessing pathogenicity (i.e., causality) of genetic variants identified through next-generation sequencing.

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Geographical breakdown

Country Count As %
Mexico 1 2%
Unknown 46 98%

Demographic breakdown

Readers by professional status Count As %
Other 7 15%
Researcher 6 13%
Student > Bachelor 6 13%
Student > Ph. D. Student 5 11%
Student > Postgraduate 5 11%
Other 10 21%
Unknown 8 17%
Readers by discipline Count As %
Medicine and Dentistry 21 45%
Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology 8 17%
Agricultural and Biological Sciences 3 6%
Unspecified 1 2%
Nursing and Health Professions 1 2%
Other 2 4%
Unknown 11 23%
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This research output has an Altmetric Attention Score of 2. This is our high-level measure of the quality and quantity of online attention that it has received. This Attention Score, as well as the ranking and number of research outputs shown below, was calculated when the research output was last mentioned on 05 March 2017.
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#13,903,378
of 23,577,654 outputs
Outputs from Frontiers in Cardiovascular Medicine
#1,717
of 7,440 outputs
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#178,836
of 340,742 outputs
Outputs of similar age from Frontiers in Cardiovascular Medicine
#5
of 11 outputs
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