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D85N, a KCNE1 polymorphism, is a disease-causing gene variant in long QT syndrome.
Journal of the American College of Cardiology - 25 Aug 2009
Nishio Yukiko, Makiyama Takeru, Itoh Hideki, Sakaguchi Tomoko, Ohno Seiko, Gong Yin-Zhi, Yamamoto Satoshi, Ozawa Tomoya, Ding Wei-Guang, Toyoda Futoshi, Kawamura Mihoko, Akao Masaharu, Matsuura Hiroshi, Kimura Takeshi, Kita Toru, Horie Minoru
Abstract excerpt
OBJECTIVES: This study aims to address whether D85N, a KCNE1 polymorphism, is a gene variant that causes long QT syndrome (LQTS) phenotype. BACKGROUND: KCNE1 encodes the beta-subunit of cardiac voltage-gated K(+) channels and causes LQTS, which is characterized by the prolongation of the QT interval and torsades de pointes, a lethal arrhythmia. D85N, a KCNE1 polymorphism, is known to be a functional variant...
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