Article
Heterozygous mutation in the pore of potassium channel gene KvLQT1 causes an apparently normal phenotype in long QT syndrome.
European journal of human genetics : EJHG - 1 Jan 2000
Neyroud N, Denjoy I, Donger C, Gary F, Villain E, Leenhardt A, Benali K, Schwartz K, Coumel P, Guicheney P
Abstract excerpt
Mutations in KvLQT1, a gene encoding a potassium channel, cause both the recessive Jervell and Lange-Nielsen (JLN) syndrome and the dominant Romano-Ward (RW) syndrome. These diseases are characterised by a prolonged QT interval on the ECG, syncopes and sudden death due to cardiac arrhythmias. The...
Topics
- Consanguinity
- Female
- Heterozygote
- Humans
- KCNQ Potassium Channels
- KCNQ1 Potassium Channel
- Long QT Syndrome
- Male
- Mutation, Missense
- Pedigree
- Phenotype
- Potassium Channels
