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Novel mutations in KvLQT1 that affect Iks activation through interactions with Isk.
Cardiovascular research - 1 Mar 2000
Chouabe C, Neyroud N, Richard P, Denjoy I, Hainque B, Romey G, Drici M D, Guicheney P, Barhanin J
Abstract excerpt
OBJECTIVES: We report the functional expression of four KCNQ1 mutations affecting arginine residues and resulting in Romano-Ward (RW) and the Jervell and Lange-Nielsen (JLN) congenital long QT syndromes. RESULTS: The R539W and R190Q mutations were found in typical RW families with an autosomal dominant transmission. The R243H mutation was found in a compound heterozygous JLN patient who presents with deafness and...
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