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Using induced pluripotent stem cells to investigate cardiac phenotypes in Timothy syndrome.
Nature - 10 Mar 2011
Yazawa Masayuki, Hsueh Brian, Jia Xiaolin, Pasca Anca M, Bernstein Jonathan A, Hallmayer Joachim, Dolmetsch Ricardo E
Abstract excerpt
Individuals with congenital or acquired prolongation of the QT interval, or long QT syndrome (LQTS), are at risk of life-threatening ventricular arrhythmia. LQTS is commonly genetic in origin but can also be caused or exacerbated by environmental factors. A missense mutation in the L-type calcium channel Ca(V)1.2 leads to LQTS in patients with Timothy syndrome. To explore the effect of the Timothy syndrome...
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