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Genetic and environmental sources of QT interval variability in Israeli families: the kibbutz settlements family study.
Clinical genetics - 1 Sept 1999
Friedlander Y, Lapidos T, Sinnreich R, Kark J D
Abstract excerpt
QT interval prolongation not attributed to long QT syndromes is reported to be associated with increased risk of sudden and nonsudden cardiac death. Genetic and environmental determinants of QTc interval were investigated in an unselected free living population sample of 80 kindreds residing in kibbutz settlements in Israel. The sample included 214 males and 227 females aged 15-97 years. There was a significant...
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