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Recessive Romano-Ward syndrome associated with compound heterozygosity for two mutations in the KVLQT1 gene.
European journal of human genetics : EJHG - 1 Sept 1999
Larsen L A, Fosdal I, Andersen P S, Kanters J K, Vuust J, Wettrell G, Christiansen M
Abstract excerpt
We describe a Swedish family with the proband and his brother suffering from severe Romano-Ward syndome (RWS) associated with compound heterozygosity for two mutations in the KVLQT1 (also known as KCNQ1 and KCNA9) gene (R518X and A525T). The mutations were found to segregate as heterozygotes in the maternal and the paternal lineage, respectively. None of the heterozygotes exhibited clinical long QT syndrome...
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