Deciduous Teeth as an Alternative DNA Source for Postmortem Genetic Testing

Circ Genom Precis Med. 2020 Apr;13(2):e002674. doi: 10.1161/CIRCGEN.119.002674. Epub 2020 Jan 31.
No abstract available

Keywords: cardiomyopothies; cause of death; death, sudden; genetic testing; postmortem diagnosis; tooth, deciduous.

Publication types

  • Case Reports
  • Letter
  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Adult
  • Autopsy / methods*
  • Cardiomyopathies / genetics
  • Cardiomyopathies / pathology*
  • DNA / analysis*
  • DNA / genetics
  • Female
  • Genetic Predisposition to Disease
  • Genetic Testing / methods*
  • Humans
  • Lamin Type A / genetics*
  • Male
  • Mutation*
  • Pedigree
  • Prognosis
  • Tooth, Deciduous / metabolism
  • Tooth, Deciduous / pathology*

Substances

  • LMNA protein, human
  • Lamin Type A
  • DNA