Exome sequencing identifies a mutation in the ACTN2 gene in a family with idiopathic ventricular fibrillation, left ventricular noncompaction, and sudden death.

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Published in BMC Med Genet on September 16, 2014

Authors

Richard D Bagnall1,2, Laura K Molloy3,4, Jonathan M Kalman5, Christopher Semsarian6,7,8

Author Affiliations

1: Agnes Ginges Centre for Molecular Cardiology, Centenary Institute, Locked Bag 6, Newtown, Sydney, NSW, 2042, Australia. r.bagnall@centenary.org.au.
2: Faculty of Medicine, University of Sydney, Sydney, NSW, Australia. r.bagnall@centenary.org.au.
3: Agnes Ginges Centre for Molecular Cardiology, Centenary Institute, Locked Bag 6, Newtown, Sydney, NSW, 2042, Australia. l.molloy@centenary.org.au.
4: Department of Medical Genomics, Royal Prince Alfred Hospital, Sydney, NSW, Australia. l.molloy@centenary.org.au.
5: Department of Cardiology, The Royal Melbourne Hospital, Parkville, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. Jon.Kalman@mh.org.au.
6: Agnes Ginges Centre for Molecular Cardiology, Centenary Institute, Locked Bag 6, Newtown, Sydney, NSW, 2042, Australia. c.semsarian@centenary.org.au.
7: Faculty of Medicine, University of Sydney, Sydney, NSW, Australia. c.semsarian@centenary.org.au.
8: Department of Cardiology, Royal Prince Alfred Hospital, Sydney, NSW, Australia. c.semsarian@centenary.org.au.

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