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Mutation analysis of candidate genes SCN1B, KCND3 and ANK2 in patients with clinical diagnosis of long QT syndrome.
Physiological research - 1 Jan 2008
Raudenská M, Bittnerová A, Novotný T, Floriánová A, Chroust K, Gaillyová R, Semrád B, Kadlecová J, Šišáková M, Toman O, Spinar J
Abstract excerpt
The long QT syndrome (LQTS) is a monogenic disorder characterized by prolongation of the QT interval on electrocardiogram and syncope or sudden death caused by polymorphic ventricular tachycardia (torsades de pointes). In general, mutations in cardiac ion channel genes (KCNQ1, KCNH2, SCN5A, KCNE1, KCNE2) have been identified as a cause for LQTS. About 50-60 % of LQTS patients have an identifiable LQTS causing...
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