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Linkage and mutation analysis in two Taiwanese families with long QT syndrome.
Journal of the Formosan Medical Association = Taiwan yi zhi - 1 Nov 2001
Ko Y L, Tai D Y, Chen S A, Lee-Chen G J, Chu C H, Lin M W
Abstract excerpt
Long QT syndrome (LQT) is a cardiovascular disorder causing syncope and sudden death from arrhythmias. Mutations in KCNQ1, KCNH2, KCNE1, KCNE2, and SCN5A genes encoding cardiac potassium and sodium ion channels cause LQT. Two Taiwanese LQT families were screened for mutations in these ion channel genes. In family H87, the diagnosis was made in the 25-year-old female proband and six family members based on...
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