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A phenotype-enhanced variant classification framework to decrease the burden of missense variants of uncertain significance in type 1 long QT syndrome.
Heart rhythm - 1 Mar 2022
Bains Sahej, Dotzler Steven M, Krijger Christian, Giudicessi John R, Ye Dan, Bikker Hennie, Rohatgi Ram K, Tester David J, Bos J Martijn, Wilde Arthur A M, Ackerman Michael J
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BACKGROUND: Pathogenic/likely pathogenic (P/LP) variants in the KCNQ1-encoded Kv7.1 potassium channel cause type 1 long QT syndrome (LQT1). Despite the revamped 2015 American College of Medical Genetics (ACMG) variant interpretation guidelines, the burden of KCNQ1 variants of uncertain significance (VUS) in patients with LQTS remains ∼30%. OBJECTIVE: The purpose of this study was to determine whether a...
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