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Long QT interval in Turner syndrome--a high prevalence of LQTS gene mutations.
PloS one - 1 Jan 2013
Trolle Christian, Mortensen Kristian H, Pedersen Lisbeth N, Berglund Agnethe, Jensen Henrik K, Andersen Niels H, Gravholt Claus H
Abstract excerpt
OBJECTIVES: QT-interval prolongation of unknown aetiology is common in Turner syndrome. This study set out to explore the presence of known long QT mutations in Turner syndrome and to examine the corrected QT-interval (QTc) over time and relate the findings to the Turner syndrome phenotype. METHODS: Adult women with Turner syndrome (n = 88) were examined thrice and 68 age-matched healthy controls were examined...
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