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Common variation in NOS1AP and KCNH2 genes and QT interval duration in young adults. The Cardiovascular Risk in Young Finns Study.
Annals of medicine - 1 Jan 2009
Raitakari Olli T, Blom-Nyholm Jaana, Koskinen Tuomas A, Kähönen Mika, Viikari Jorma S A, Lehtimäki Terho
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Common genetic variants in the nitric oxide synthase 1 adaptor protein gene (NOS1AP) and in the HERG potassium channel gene (KCNH2) have been associated with cardiac repolarization in middle-aged and elderly subjects. AIM: We examined the relation between these variants and QT interval duration in a population of healthy young adults. METHODS: We measured QT interval duration and genotyped rs10494366...
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