Probucol aggravates long QT syndrome associated with a novel missense mutation M124T in the N-terminus of HERG

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Patients with LQTS (long QT syndrome) with a mutation in a cardiac ion channel gene, leading to mild-to-moderate channel dysfunction, may manifest marked QT prolongation or torsade de pointes only upon an additional stressor. A 59-year-old woman had marked QT prolongation and repeated torsade de pointes 3 months after initiation of probucol, a cholesterol-lowering drug. We identified a single base substitution in...

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