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Genomic organization and mutational analysis of HERG, a gene responsible for familial long QT syndrome.
Human genetics - 1 Apr 1998
Itoh T, Tanaka T, Nagai R, Kamiya T, Sawayama T, Nakayama T, Tomoike H, Sakurada H, Yazaki Y, Nakamura Y
Abstract excerpt
Familial long QT syndrome (LQTS) is characterized by prolonged ventricular repolarization. Clinical symptoms include recurrent syncopal attacks, and sudden death may occur as a result of ventricular tachyarrhythmias. Three genes responsible for this syndrome (KVLQT1, HERG, and SCN5A) have been identified so far, and mutations have been reported on the basis of partially characterized genomic organization. To...
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