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Expanding the phenotype of Timothy syndrome type 2: an adolescent with ventricular fibrillation but normal development.
American journal of medical genetics. Part A - 1 Mar 2015
Hiippala Anita, Tallila Jonna, Myllykangas Samuel, Koskenvuo Juha W, Alastalo Tero-Pekka
Abstract excerpt
Timothy syndrome is a rare multiorgan disorder with prolonged QTc interval, congenital heart defects, syndactyly, typical facial features and neurodevelopmental problems. Ventricular tachyarrhythmia is the leading cause of death at early age. Classical Timothy syndrome type 1 (TS1) results from a recurrent de novo CACNA1C mutation, G406R in exon 8 A. An atypical form of Timothy syndrome type 2 (TS2) is caused by...
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