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KCNE5 (KCNE1L) variants are novel modulators of Brugada syndrome and idiopathic ventricular fibrillation.
Circulation. Arrhythmia and electrophysiology - 1 Jun 2011
Ohno Seiko, Zankov Dimitar P, Ding Wei-Guang, Itoh Hideki, Makiyama Takeru, Doi Takahiro, Shizuta Satoshi, Hattori Tetsuhisa, Miyamoto Akashi, Naiki Nobu, Hancox Jules C, Matsuura Hiroshi, Horie Minoru
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Brugada syndrome (BrS) has a significantly higher incidence among the male sex. Among genes coding ion channels and their modulatory proteins, KCNE5 (KCNE1L) is located in the X chromosome and encodes an auxiliary β-subunit for K channels. KCNE5 has been shown to modify the transient outward current (I(to)), which plays a key role in determining the repolarization process in the myocardium. This study...
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