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Mutation site dependent variability of cardiac events in Japanese LQT2 form of congenital long-QT syndrome.
Circulation journal : official journal of the Japanese Circulation Society - 1 May 2008
Nagaoka Iori, Shimizu Wataru, Itoh Hideki, Yamamoto Satoshi, Sakaguchi Tomoko, Oka Yuko, Tsuji Keiko, Ashihara Takashi, Ito Makoto, Yoshida Hidetada, Ohno Seiko, Makiyama Takeru, Miyamoto Yoshihiro, Noda Takashi, Kamakura Shiro, Akao Masaharu, Horie Minoru
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: In the LQT2 form of long QT syndrome (LQTS), mutation sites are reported to correlate with clinical phenotypes in Caucasians, but the relationship in Asian patients remains unknown. The present study was designed to determine whether the location of KCNH2 mutations would influence the arrhythmic risk in LQT2 patients. METHODS AND RESULTS: In 118 genetically-confirmed LQT2 patients (69 families, 62...
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