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Scandinavian Cardiovascular Journal Volume 45, 2011 - Issue 6
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Original Article

Association of rs2200733 at 4q25 with early onset of lone atrial fibrillation in young patients

Kristoffer M. A. HenningsenDepartment of Cardiology, The Heart Centre, Rigshospitalet, University of Copenhagen, Denmark;The Danish National Research Foundation Centre for Cardiac Arrhythmia (DARC), Copenhagen, DenmarkCorrespondence[email protected]
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Morten S. OlesenDepartment of Cardiology, The Heart Centre, Rigshospitalet, University of Copenhagen, Denmark;The Danish National Research Foundation Centre for Cardiac Arrhythmia (DARC), Copenhagen, Denmark
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Stig HaunsoeDepartment of Cardiology, The Heart Centre, Rigshospitalet, University of Copenhagen, Denmark;The Danish National Research Foundation Centre for Cardiac Arrhythmia (DARC), Copenhagen, Denmark
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Jesper H. SvendsenDepartment of Cardiology, The Heart Centre, Rigshospitalet, University of Copenhagen, Denmark;The Danish National Research Foundation Centre for Cardiac Arrhythmia (DARC), Copenhagen, Denmark;Department of Surgery and Medicine, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark
Pages 324-326 | Received 21 Jan 2011, Accepted 31 May 2011, Published online: 27 Jul 2011

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