Understanding the personal and community impact of long QT syndrome: A perspective from Gitxsan women.

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There is a disproportionately high rate of hereditary long QT syndrome (LQTS) in Northern British Columbia First Nations people, largely due to a novel missense variant in KCNQ1 (p.V205M). The variant has been previously described predisposing those affected to syncope, arrhythmia, and sudden death. Although the biological aspects of LQTS have been explored extensively, less research has been done into the impact...

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