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RETRACTION article

Front. Physiol.
Sec. Cardiac Electrophysiology
Volume 15 - 2024 | doi: 10.3389/fphys.2024.1532081
This article is part of the Research Topic Inherited Arrhythmias of the Cardiac Sodium Channel Nav1.5 View all 8 articles

Retraction: Identification of novel SCN5A single nucleotide polymorphisms in Brugada syndrome: a territory-wide study from Hong Kong

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This article is a retraction of:

  1. Identification of Novel SCN5A Single Nucleotide Variants in Brugada Syndrome: A Territory-Wide Study From Hong Kong

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    Retraction: Identification of novel SCN5A single nucleotide polymorphisms in Brugada syndrome: a territory-wide study from Hong Kong Please find the retraction statement below: Gary Tse, Sharen Lee, Tong Liu, Ho C. Yuen, Ian C. Wong, Chloe Mak, Ngai S. Mok, Wing T. Wong. Identification of novel SCN5A single nucleotide polymorphisms in Brugada syndrome: a territory-wide study from Hong Kong. Frontiers in Physiology. Volume 11 -2020. doi.org/10.3389/fphys.2020.574590. “Following publication, concerns were raised regarding the ethical approval for this study. An investigation was conducted by Hong Kong Hospital Authority Research Ethics Committee (REC). This committee confirmed that this study did not receive appropriate ethical approval. An investigation was then conducted in accordance with Frontiers’ policies, and it was also confirmed that, contrary to the statement in the article, the study did not receive appropriate ethical approval. Lack of appropriate ethical approval is a breach of Frontiers’ guidelines and those of the Committee on Publication Ethics. As such, this article is being retracted. The retraction was approved by the Chief Editors for Frontiers in Physiology and the Chief Executive Editor of Frontiers. The authors approve of the retraction.”

    Keywords: Brugada syndrome (BrS), SCN5A, Ventricular arrhythmias, risk stratification, Sudden cardiac death (SCD)

    Received: 21 Nov 2024; Accepted: 21 Nov 2024.

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