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Single nucleotide deletion mutation of KCNH2 gene is responsible for LQT syndrome in a 3-generation Korean family.
Journal of Korean medical science - 1 Sept 2013
Park Jong Keun, Oh Yong-Seog, Choi Jee-hyun, Yoon Sungjoo Kim
Abstract excerpt
Long QT syndrome (LQTS) is characterized by the prolongation of the QT interval in ECG and manifests predisposition to life threatening arrhythmia which often leads to sudden cardiac death. We encountered a 3-generation family with 5 affected family members in which LQTS was inherited in autosomal dominant manner. The LQTS is considered an ion channel disorder in which the type and location of the genetic...
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