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Editorial
. 2009 Sep;6(9):1304-5.
doi: 10.1016/j.hrthm.2009.06.027. Epub 2009 Jun 25.

Is it time to develop a "pathogenicity" score to distinguish long QT syndrome causing mutations from "background" genetic noise?

Dawood Darbar
Editorial

Is it time to develop a "pathogenicity" score to distinguish long QT syndrome causing mutations from "background" genetic noise?

Dawood Darbar. Heart Rhythm. 2009 Sep.
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