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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
2
pubmed:dateCreated
2011-6-29
pubmed:abstractText
The transcriptional regulation orchestrating the development of the heart is increasingly recognized to play an essential role in the regulation of ion channel and gap junction gene expression and consequently the proper generation and conduction of the cardiac electrical impulse. This has led to the realization that in some instances, abnormal cardiac electrical function and arrhythmias in the postnatal heart may stem from a developmental abnormality causing maintained (epigenetic) changes in gene regulation. The role of developmental genes in the regulation of cardiac electrical function is further underscored by recent genome-wide association studies that provide strong evidence that common genetic variation, at loci harbouring these genes, modulates electrocardiographic indices of conduction and repolarization and susceptibility to arrhythmia. Here we discuss recent findings and provide background insight into these complex mechanisms.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Jul
pubmed:issn
1755-3245
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Electronic
pubmed:day
15
pubmed:volume
91
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
243-51
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
2011
pubmed:articleTitle
Developmental aspects of cardiac arrhythmogenesis.
pubmed:affiliation
Heart Failure Research Center, Academic Medical Center, Amsterdam, The Netherlands.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Review, Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't