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Long QT syndrome and associated gene mutation carriers in Japanese children: results from ECG screening examinations.
Clinical science (London, England : 1979) - 21 Sept 2009
Hayashi Kenshi, Fujino Noboru, Uchiyama Katsuharu, Ino Hidekazu, Sakata Kenji, Konno Tetsuo, Masuta Eiichi, Funada Akira, Sakamoto Yuichiro, Tsubokawa Toshinari, Nakashima Keisuke, Liu Li, Higashida Haruhiro, Hiramaru Yoshitake, Shimizu Masami, Yamagishi Masakazu
Abstract excerpt
LQTS (long QT syndrome) is caused by mutations in cardiac ion channel genes; however, the prevalence of LQTS in the general population is not well known. In the present study, we prospectively estimated the prevalence of LQTS and analysed the associated mutation carriers in Japanese children. ECGs were recorded from 7961 Japanese school children (4044 males; mean age, 9.9+/-3.0 years). ECGs were examined again...
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