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Allelic Complexity in Long QT Syndrome: A Family-Case Study.
International journal of molecular sciences - 27 Jul 2017
Zullo Alberto, Frisso Giulia, Detta Nicola, Sarubbi Berardo, Romeo Emanuele, Cordella Angela, Vanoye Carlos G, Calabrò Raffaele, George Alfred L, Salvatore Francesco
Abstract excerpt
Congenital long QT syndrome (LQTS) is associated with high genetic and allelic heterogeneity. In some cases, more than one genetic variant is identified in the same (compound heterozygosity) or different (digenic heterozygosity) genes, and subjects with multiple pathogenic mutations may have a more severe disease. Standard-of-care clinical genetic testing for this and other arrhythmia susceptibility syndromes...
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