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Clinical and electrophysiological features of Japanese pediatric long QT syndrome patients with KCNQ1 mutations.
Pediatrics international : official journal of the Japan Pediatric Society - 1 Oct 2008
Yasuda Kenji, Hayashi George, Horie Akiyoshi, Taketani Takeshi, Yamaguchi Seiji
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: The purpose of the present paper was to determine the clinical and electrophysiological features of Japanese pediatric long QT syndrome (LQTS) patients with KCNQ1 mutations (LQT1). METHODS: KCNQ1 mutations were analyzed in 13 Japanese pediatric patients with prolonged QT interval on electrocardiogram (ECG). These LQT1 patients were reviewed, retrospectively, for the presence of past and family...
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