Mapping of a gene for long QT syndrome to chromosome 4q25-27.

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Mapping of a gene for long QT syndrome to chromosome 4q25-27.

American journal of human genetics - 1 Nov 1995

Schott J J, Charpentier F, Peltier S, Foley P, Drouin E, Bouhour J B, Donnelly P, Vergnaud G, Bachner L, Moisan J P

Abstract excerpt

Long QT syndrome (LQTS) is a heterogeneous inherited disorder causing syncope and sudden death from ventricular arrhythmias. A first locus for this disorder was mapped to chromosome 11p15.5. However, locus heterogeneity has been demonstrated in several families, and two other loci have recently b...

Topics

Chromosome Mapping
Chromosomes, Human, Pair 4
Genetic Linkage
Genotype
Humans
Lod Score
Long QT Syndrome

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