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Partially dominant mutant channel defect corresponding with intermediate LQT2 phenotype.
Pacing and clinical electrophysiology : PACE - 1 Jan 2012
Krishnan Yamini, Zheng Renjian, Walsh Christine, Tang Yingying, McDonald Thomas V
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BACKGROUND: The hereditary Long QT Syndrome is a common cardiac disorder where ventricular repolarization is delayed, abnormally prolonging the QTc interval on electrocardiograms. LQTS is linked to various genetic loci, including the KCNH2 (HERG) gene that encodes the α-subunit of the cardiac potassium channel that carries I(Kr). Here, we report and characterize a novel pathologic missense mutation, G816V HERG,...
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