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A molecular mechanism for adrenergic-induced long QT syndrome.
Journal of the American College of Cardiology - 4 Mar 2014
Wu Jie, Naiki Nobu, Ding Wei-Guang, Ohno Seiko, Kato Koichi, Zang Wei-Jin, Delisle Brian P, Matsuura Hiroshi, Horie Minoru
Abstract excerpt
OBJECTIVES: This study sought to explore molecular mechanisms underlying the adrenergic-induced QT prolongation associated with KCNQ1 mutations. BACKGROUND: The most frequent type of congenital long QT syndrome is LQT1, which is caused by mutations in the gene (KCNQ1) that encodes the alpha subunit of the slow component of delayed rectifier K(+) current (IKs) channel. We identified 11 patients from 4 unrelated...
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