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A Common Mutation of Long QT Syndrome Type 1 in Japan.
Circulation journal : official journal of the Japanese Circulation Society - 1 Jan 2015
Itoh Hideki, Dochi Kenichi, Shimizu Wataru, Denjoy Isabelle, Ohno Seiko, Aiba Takeshi, Kimura Hiromi, Kato Koichi, Fukuyama Megumi, Hasagawa Kanae, Schulze-Bahr Eric, Guicheney Pascale, Horie Minoru
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Previous studies of long QT syndrome (LQTS) have revealed the presence of country-specific hot spots in KCNQ1 mutations, and the purpose of this study was to evaluate the influence of a common mutation on clinical phenotypes in Japanese LQT1 patients. METHODS AND RESULTS: We retrospectively studied the frequency of each mutation in 190 LQT1 Japanese probands and evaluated the clinical severity of LQT1...
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