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Association of torsades de pointes with novel and known single nucleotide polymorphisms in long QT syndrome genes.
American heart journal - 1 Dec 2006
Mank-Seymour Amy R, Richmond Jodi L, Wood Linda S, Reynolds Jennifer M, Fan Yu-Ti, Warnes Gregory R, Milos Patrice M, Thompson John F
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Reduction of drug-induced adverse events may be achievable through a better understanding of the underlying causes of such events. Identifying phenotypes and genotypes that allow event prediction would provide greater safety margins for new therapeutics. Torsades de pointes (TdP) is one such life-threatening adverse event and can arise from excessive lengthening of the QT interval. This study was...
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