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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Politics
Andrew Gregory Health editor in Madrid

Swab test can identify children with potentially deadly heart condition, study finds

A hand in a blue latex glove holds a swab stick
Researchers are now developing swab kits that can be used at home and the samples sent away for analysis. Photograph: Blake Callahan/Getty Images

A simple cheek-swab test can identify children with a potentially deadly heart condition, five years before they would normally be diagnosed, research has found.

Arrhythmogenic cardiomyopathy (ACM), which is typically genetic, is responsible for more than 10% of sudden cardiac deaths in children.

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