Sudden infant death syndrome and malignant hyperthermia diathesis.
A case-control investigation of the association of Sudden Infant Death Syndrome with a family history compatible with susceptibility to malignant hyperthermia disclosed close agreement with a previously published uncontrolled study from Australia. A definitive investigation of this association will require development of a less invasive and simpler test than is currently available for identifying individuals at risk.
D001049:Apnea / Q000209:etiology; D004198:Disease Susceptibility; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D008297:Male; D008305:Malignant Hyperthermia / Q000150:complications* / Q000235:genetics; D013398:Sudden Infant Death / Q000209:etiology*