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Targeted mutational analysis of ankyrin-B in 541 consecutive, unrelated patients referred for long QT syndrome genetic testing and 200 healthy subjects.
Heart rhythm - 1 Nov 2005
Sherman Jonathan, Tester David J, Ackerman Michael J
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Mutations in ANK2-encoded ankyrin-B underlie long QT syndrome type 4 (LQT4) and various other dysrhythmia phenotypes. OBJECTIVES: The purpose of this study was to determine the prevalence and spectrum of ankyrin-B mutations in a large cohort of unrelated patients referred for LQTS genetic testing and among healthy control subjects. METHODS: Between August 1997 and July 2004, 541 consecutive, unrelated...
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