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Identification and functional characterization of KCNQ1 mutations around the exon 7-intron 7 junction affecting the splicing process.
Biochimica et biophysica acta - 1 Nov 2011
Tsuji-Wakisaka Keiko, Akao Masaharu, Ishii Takahiro M, Ashihara Takashi, Makiyama Takeru, Ohno Seiko, Toyoda Futoshi, Dochi Kenichi, Matsuura Hiroshi, Horie Minoru
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: KCNQ1 gene encodes the delayed rectifier K(+) channel in cardiac muscle, and its mutations cause long QT syndrome type 1 (LQT1). Especially exercise-related cardiac events predominate in LQT1. We previously reported that a KCNQ1 splicing mutation displays LQT1 phenotypes. METHODS AND RESULTS: We identified novel mutation at the third base of intron 7 (IVS7 +3A>G) in exercise-induced LQT1 patients....
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