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Same Gene, Different Story (a Case Report of Congenital Long QT Syndrome Subtype 8 With a Novel Mutation).
The American journal of cardiology - 1 Aug 2023
Asad Zain Ul Abideen, Krishan Satyam, Roman Darwin, Yousaf Ali F, Stavrakis Stavros
Abstract excerpt
Long QT syndrome (LQTS) 8 is a rare inherited channelopathy caused by CACNA1C gene mutations that affects calcium channels, and when combined with congenital heart defects, musculoskeletal defects, and neurodevelopmental defects, it is referred to as Timothy syndrome. A female patient, aged 17 years, presented with a witnessed episode of syncope secondary to ventricular fibrillation that was successfully...
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