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Multiple different missense mutations in the pore region of HERG in patients with long QT syndrome.
Human genetics - 1 Mar 1998
Satler C A, Vesely M R, Duggal P, Ginsburg G S, Beggs A H
Abstract excerpt
Long QT syndrome (LQTS), is an inherited cardiac disorder in which ventricular tachyarrhythmias predispose affected individuals to syncope, seizures, and sudden death. Characteristic electrocardiographic findings include a prolonged QT interval, T wave alternans, and notched T waves. We have screened LQTS patients from 89 families for mutations in the pore region of HERG , the K+ channel gene previously...
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