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Patient-specific induced pluripotent stem-cell models for long-QT syndrome.
The New England journal of medicine - 7 Oct 2010
Moretti Alessandra, Bellin Milena, Welling Andrea, Jung Christian Billy, Lam Jason T, Bott-Flügel Lorenz, Dorn Tatjana, Goedel Alexander, Höhnke Christian, Hofmann Franz, Seyfarth Melchior, Sinnecker Daniel, Schömig Albert, Laugwitz Karl-Ludwig
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Long-QT syndromes are heritable diseases associated with prolongation of the QT interval on an electrocardiogram and a high risk of sudden cardiac death due to ventricular tachyarrhythmia. In long-QT syndrome type 1, mutations occur in the KCNQ1 gene, which encodes the repolarizing potassium channel mediating the delayed rectifier I(Ks) current. METHODS: We screened a family affected by long-QT...
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