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[Mutation analysis of a Chinese family with inherited long QT syndrome].
Zhonghua yi xue yi chuan xue za zhi = Zhonghua yixue yichuanxue zazhi = Chinese journal of medical genetics - 1 Feb 2005
Du Rong, Yang Jun-guo, Li Wei, Gui Le, Yuan Guo-hui, Kang Cai-lian, Ren Fa-xin, Zhang Shou-yan
Abstract excerpt
OBJECTIVE: To identify the mutation of a Chinese family with inherited long QT syndrome(LQTS). METHODS: The disease-causing gene was tentatively determined in light of the clinical manifestations and electrophysiological properties, and then polymerase chain reaction and DNA sequencing were used for screening and identifying mutation. RESULTS: A missense mutation G940A(G314S) in the KCNQ1 gene was identified,...
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