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KCNJ2 mutation causes an adrenergic-dependent rectification abnormality with calcium sensitivity and ventricular arrhythmia.
Heart rhythm - 1 May 2014
Kalscheur Matthew M, Vaidyanathan Ravi, Orland Kate M, Abozeid Sara, Fabry Nicholas, Maginot Kathleen R, January Craig T, Makielski Jonathan C, Eckhardt Lee L
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: KCNJ2 mutations are associated with a variety of inherited arrhythmia syndromes including catecholaminergic polymorphic ventricular tachycardia 3. OBJECTIVE: To characterize the detailed cellular mechanisms of the clinically recognized KCNJ2 mutation R67Q. METHODS: Kir2.1 current density was measured from COS-1 cells transiently transfected with wild-type human Kir-2.1 (WT-Kir2.1) and/or a...
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