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KCNQ1 mutation Q147R is associated with atrial fibrillation and prolonged QT interval.
Heart rhythm - 1 Dec 2007
Lundby Alicia, Ravn Lasse Steen, Svendsen Jesper Hastrup, Olesen Søren-Peter, Schmitt Nicole
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Atrial fibrillation (AF) and long QT syndrome (LQTS) are cardiac arrhythmia disorders that have been related to dysfunction of the voltage-gated potassium channel subunit Kv7.1 encoded by the KCNQ1 gene. OBJECTIVE: The purpose of this study was functional assessment of a mutation in Kv7.1 identified in a proband with permanent AF and prolonged QT interval. We investigated whether this KCNQ1 missense...
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