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Epidemiologic, molecular, and functional evidence suggest A572D-SCN5A should not be considered an independent LQT3-susceptibility mutation.
Heart rhythm - 1 Jul 2010
Tester David J, Valdivia Carmen, Harris-Kerr Carole, Alders Marielle, Salisbury Benjamin A, Wilde Arthur A M, Makielski Jonathan C, Ackerman Michael J
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BACKGROUND: Considering that approximately 2% of Caucasian controls host rare, nonsynonymous variants in the SCN5A-encoded cardiac sodium channel, caution must be exercised when interpreting SCN5A genetic test results for long QT syndrome (LQTS). OBJECTIVE: The purpose of this study was to determine if A572D-SCN5A is a pathogenic mutation, a possible functional modifier, or background "genetic noise." METHODS:...
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