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IsK and KvLQT1: mutation in either of the two subunits of the slow component of the delayed rectifier potassium channel can cause Jervell and Lange-Nielsen syndrome.
Human molecular genetics - 1 Nov 1997
Tyson J, Tranebjaerg L, Bellman S, Wren C, Taylor J F, Bathen J, Aslaksen B, Sørland S J, Lund O, Malcolm S, Pembrey M, Bhattacharya S, Bitner-Glindzicz M
Abstract excerpt
The Jervell and Lange-Nielsen syndrome (JLNS) comprises profound congenital sensorineural deafness associated with syncopal episodes. These are caused by ventricular arrhythmias secondary to abnormal repolarisation, manifested by a prolonged QT interval on the electrocardiogram. Recently, in families with JLNS, Neyroud et al. reported homozygosity for a single mutation in KVLQT1 , a gene which has previously been...
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