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David C. Gaze, Senior Lecturer in Chemical Pathology, University of Westminster

What is sudden adult death syndrome?

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When Mark Hughes, the former Manchester United and Wales manager, lost his 38-year-old son, an inquest found the cause was sudden adult death syndrome, or Sads.

He had appeared healthy. There was no obvious disease. For a family, that combination is almost impossible to make sense of. How can someone die from a heart condition when even a post-mortem might find nothing wrong with their heart?

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