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Genetic testing of patients with long QT syndrome.
Revista espanola de cardiologia - 1 Jan 2011
Jiménez-Jáimez Juan, Tercedor-Sánchez Luis, Alvarez-López Miguel, Martínez-Espín Esther, Sebastián Galdeano Ricardo, Almansa-Valencia Isabel, Lorente José A, Melgares-Moreno Rafael
Abstract excerpt
Congenital long QT syndrome is mainly caused by mutations in the KCNQ1, KCNH2 and SCN5A genes. The aim of this study was to investigate the prevalence of mutations in these three genes in patients with long QT syndrome or idiopathic ventricular fibrillation seen at our center. The study included nine patients with long QT syndrome and four with idiopathic ventricular fibrillation. The first-degree relatives of...
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