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A novel KCNH2 mutation as a modifier for short QT interval.
International journal of cardiology - 11 Sept 2009
Itoh Hideki, Sakaguchi Tomoko, Ashihara Takashi, Ding Wei-Guang, Nagaoka Iori, Oka Yuko, Nakazawa Yuko, Yao Takenori, Jo Hikari, Ito Makoto, Nakamura Kazufumi, Ohe Tohru, Matsuura Hiroshi, Horie Minoru
Abstract excerpt
In a 34-year-old man showing short QT interval (QTc 329 ms), we identified a novel C-terminal KCNH2 mutation, R1135H. Using a heterologous expression system with CHO cells, the mutant channels were found to display a significantly slow deactivation, which resulted in a gain-of-function for reconstituted 'I(Kr)' channels. This mutation could modify clinical phenotypes for this patient.
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