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Calcium channel blockers, NOS1AP, and heart-rate-corrected QT prolongation.
Pharmacogenetics and genomics - 1 Apr 2009
van Noord Charlotte, Aarnoudse Albert-Jan L H J, Eijgelsheim Mark, Sturkenboom Miriam C J M, Straus Sabine M J M, Hofman Albert, Kors Jan A, Newton-Cheh Christopher, Witteman Jacqueline C M, Stricker Bruno H Ch
Abstract excerpt
OBJECTIVES: To study whether NOS1AP single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs), rs10494366 T>G and rs10918594 C>G, modify the heart-rate-corrected QT (QTc) prolonging effect of calcium channel blockers. BACKGROUND: Common variation in the NOS1AP gene has been associated with QT interval variation in several large population samples. NOS1 is presumed to influence intracellular calcium. METHODS: The prospective...
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