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Evidence for a single nucleotide polymorphism in the KCNQ1 potassium channel that underlies susceptibility to life-threatening arrhythmias.
Journal of cardiovascular electrophysiology - 1 Nov 2001
Kubota T, Horie M, Takano M, Yoshida H, Takenaka K, Watanabe E, Tsuchiya T, Otani H, Sasayama S
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INTRODUCTION: Congenital long QT syndrome (LQTS) is a genetically heterogeneous arrhythmogenic disorder caused by mutations in at least five different genes encoding cardiac ion channels. It was suggested recently that common polymorphisms of LQTS-associated genes might modify arrhythmia susceptibility in potential gene carriers. METHODS AND RESULTS: We examined the known LQTS genes in 95 patients with definitive...
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