Molecular genetics of long QT syndrome.

Article

Molecular genetics of long QT syndrome.

Society of General Physiologists series - 1 Jan 1995

Keating M T

Abstract excerpt

In the long QT syndrome (LQT), individuals suffer from syncope, seizures and sudden death due to cardiac arrhythmias, specifically torsade de pointes and ventricular fibrillation. Many of these individuals also have prolongation of the QT interval on electrocardiograms, suggesting abnormal cardia...

Topics

Chromosomes, Human, Pair 11
Electroencephalography
Humans
Long QT Syndrome
Molecular Biology
Phenotype
Ventricular Fibrillation

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