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Romano-Ward long QT syndrome: identification of a HERG mutation in a Taiwanese kindred.
Journal of the Formosan Medical Association = Taiwan yi zhi - 1 Sept 1999
Lee-Chen G J, Tai D Y, Chu C H, Teng Y N
Abstract excerpt
Romano-Ward syndrome is an autosomal dominant long-QT syndrome (LQTS) that predisposes affected individuals to sudden death from tachyarrhythmias. We investigated the molecular basis of LQTS in a Taiwanese kindred. Clinical and genetic analyses revealed that a mutation was linked to the human ether-a-go-go-related gene (HERG). The coding sequences and exon-intron borders of HERG were amplified by means of...
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