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Characterization of a KCNQ1/KVLQT1 polymorphism in Asian families with LQT2: implications for genetic testing.
Journal of molecular and cellular cardiology - 1 Jul 2004
Sharma Dipika, Glatter Kathryn A, Timofeyev V, Tuteja Dipika, Zhang Zhao, Rodriguez Jennifer, Tester David J, Low Reginald, Scheinman Melvin M, Ackerman Michael J, Chiamvimonvat Nipavan
Abstract excerpt
Congenital long QT syndrome (LQTS) is a genetic disease that predisposes affected individuals to arrhythmias, syncope, and sudden death. Mutations in several ion channel genes have been discovered in different families with LQTS: KCNQ1 (KVLQT1, LQT1), KCNH2 (HERG, LQT2), SCN5A (LQT3), KCNE1 (minK, LQT5), and KCNE2 (MiRP1, LQT6). Previously, the P448R-KVLQT1 missense mutation has been reported as an LQT1-causing...
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