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A novel mutation in the KCNH2 gene associated with short QT syndrome.
Journal of molecular and cellular cardiology - 1 Mar 2011
Sun Yaxun, Quan Xiao-Qing, Fromme Samantha, Cox Robert H, Zhang Ping, Zhang Li, Guo Donglin, Guo Jihong, Patel Chinmay, Kowey Peter R, Yan Gan-Xin
Abstract excerpt
A gain of function mutation N588K in the KCNH2 gene that encodes HERG channels has been shown to underlie the SQT1 form of short QT syndrome (SQTS). We describe a different mutation in the KCNH2 gene in a Chinese family with clinical evidence of SQTS. A Chinese family with a markedly short QT interval (QTc=316 ± 9 ms, n=4) and a strong family history of sudden death was investigated. Analysis of candidate genes...
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