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Variable Clinical Appearance of the Kir2.1 Rare Variants in Russian Patients with Long QT Syndrome.
Genes - 22 Mar 2022
Zaklyazminskaya Elena, Polyak Margarita, Shestak Anna, Sadekova Mariam, Komoliatova Vera, Kiseleva Irina, Makarov Leonid, Podolyak Dmitriy, Glukhov Grigory, Zhang Han, Abramochkin Denis, Sokolova Olga S
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: The KCNJ2 gene encodes inward rectifier Kir2.1 channels, maintaining resting potential and cell excitability. Presumably, clinical phenotypes of mutation carriers correlate with ion permeability defects. Loss-of-function mutations lead to QTc prolongation with variable dysmorphic features, whereas gain-of-function mutations cause short QT syndrome and/or atrial fibrillation. METHODS: We screened 210...
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