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Reduced Uptake of Family Screening in Genotype-Negative Versus Genotype-Positive Long QT Syndrome.
Journal of genetic counseling - 1 Aug 2015
Hanninen Mikael, Klein George J, Laksman Zachary, Conacher Susan S, Skanes Allan C, Yee Raymond, Gula Lorne J, Leong-Sit Peter, Manlucu Jaimie, Krahn Andrew D
Abstract excerpt
The acceptance and yield of family screening in genotype-negative long QT syndrome (LQTS) remains incompletely characterized. In this study of family screening for phenotype-definite Long QT Syndrome (LQTS, Schwartz score ≥3.5), probands at a regional Inherited Cardiac Arrhythmia clinic were reviewed. All LQTS patients were offered education by a qualified genetic counselor, along with materials for family...
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