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Novel mutations of KCNQ1 in Long QT syndrome.
Indian heart journal - 1 Jan 2000
Qureshi Sameera F, Ali Altaf, Ananthapur Venkateshwari, Jayakrishnan M P, Calambur Narasimhan, Thangaraj Kumarasamy, Nallari Pratibha
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Autosomal recessive Long QT syndrome is characterized by prolonged QTc along with congenital bilateral deafness depends on mutations in K(+) channel genes. A family of a Long QT syndrome proband from India has been identified with novel indel variations. METHODS: The molecular study of the proband revealed 4 novel indel variations in KCNQ1. In-silico analysis revealed the intronic variations has led...
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