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AKAP9 is a genetic modifier of congenital long-QT syndrome type 1.
Circulation. Cardiovascular genetics - 1 Oct 2014
de Villiers Carin P, van der Merwe Lize, Crotti Lia, Goosen Althea, George Alfred L, Schwartz Peter J, Brink Paul A, Moolman-Smook Johanna C, Corfield Valerie A
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Long-QT syndrome (LQTS), a cardiac arrhythmia disorder with variable phenotype, often results in devastating outcomes, including sudden cardiac death. Variable expression, independently from the primary disease-causing mutation, can partly be explained by genetic modifiers. This study investigates variants in a known LQTS-causative gene, AKAP9, for potential LQTS-type 1-modifying effects. METHODS AND...
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