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Mutational spectrum in the cardioauditory syndrome of Jervell and Lange-Nielsen.
Human genetics - 1 Nov 2000
Tyson J, Tranebjaerg L, McEntagart M, Larsen L A, Christiansen M, Whiteford M L, Bathen J, Aslaksen B, Sørland S J, Lund O, Pembrey M E, Malcolm S, Bitner-Glindzicz M
Abstract excerpt
Jervell and Lange-Nielsen syndrome (JLNS) is an autosomal recessive syndrome characterised by profound congenital sensorineural deafness and prolongation of the QT interval on the electrocardiogram, representing abnormal ventricular repolarisation. In a study of ten British and Norwegian families with JLNS, we have identified all of the mutations in the KCNQ1 gene, including two that are novel. Of the nine...
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