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Genetic characteristics of children and adolescents with long-QT syndrome diagnosed by school-based electrocardiographic screening programs.
Circulation. Arrhythmia and electrophysiology - 1 Feb 2014
Yoshinaga Masao, Kucho Yu, Sarantuya Jav, Ninomiya Yumiko, Horigome Hitoshi, Ushinohama Hiroya, Shimizu Wataru, Horie Minoru
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BACKGROUND: A school-based electrocardiographic screening program has been developed in Japan. However, few data are available on the genetic characteristics of pediatric patients with long-QT syndrome who were diagnosed by this program. METHODS AND RESULTS: A total of 117 unrelated probands aged ≤18 years were the subjects who were referred to our centers for genetic testing. Of these, 69 subjects diagnosed by...
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