Article
Contribution of a KCNH2 variant in genotyped long QT syndrome: Romano-Ward syndrome under double mutations and acquired long QT syndrome under heterozygote.
Journal of cardiology - 1 Jul 2017
Fujii Yusuke, Matsumoto Yuichi, Hayashi Kenshi, Ding Wei-Guang, Tomita Yukinori, Fukumoto Daisuke, Wada Yuko, Ichikawa Mari, Sonoda Keiko, Ozawa Junichi, Makiyama Takeru, Ohno Seiko, Yamagishi Masakazu, Matsuura Hiroshi, Horie Minoru, Itoh Hideki
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Long QT syndrome (LQTS) presents two clinical phenotypes, congenital and acquired forms. This study aims to evaluate the genetic contribution of a KCNH2 variant for the two LQTS phenotypes. METHODS: From 1996 to 2014, genetic screening for LQTS probands was performed for five major genes: KCNQ1, KCNH2, SCN5A, KCNE1, and KCNE2 and 389 probands were found to be mutation carriers. We analyzed the...
Topics
- Adolescent
- Adult
- Aged
- Aged, 80 and over
- Child
- Child, Preschool
- ERG1 Potassium Channel
- Electrocardiography
- Female
- Genetic Testing
