Unexplained death of an infant under 1 year despite autopsy.
- Specialty
- Pediatrics
- Subspecialty
- Pediatrics / Neonatology
- Sex & age distribution
- Male: affected, 1.5:1 male predominance; Female: affected; Children: yes, peak 2–4 months
- Gene(s) involved
- CAV3, GPD1L, KCNQ1, SCN4B, SCN5A, SNTA1
- Alternative names & eponyms
- Cot death; SIDS
Etiology & mechanism
Triple-risk model: vulnerable infant, critical period and stressor, with arousal failure.
Gene(s) involved (6)
Symptoms & signs (3)
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5 shared
Long QT syndrome
CAV3, KCNQ1, SCN4B, SCN5A, SNTA1
4 shared
Sudden infant death syndrome with cardiac cause
CAV3, KCNQ1, SCN4B, SCN5A
2 shared
Brugada syndrome
GPD1L, SCN5A
1 shared
Adams–Stokes syndrome
SCN5A
1 shared
Early repolarization syndrome
SCN5A
1 shared
Irritable bowel syndrome
SCN5A
1 shared
Jervell and Lange-Nielsen syndrome
KCNQ1
1 shared
Short QT syndrome
KCNQ1
1 shared
Sick sinus syndrome
SCN5A
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