Identification of a novel KCNQ1 mutation associated with both Jervell and Lange-Nielsen and Romano-Ward forms of long QT syndrome in a Chinese family

BACKGROUND: Long QT syndrome (LQTS) is a cardiac disorder characterized by prolonged QT intervals on electrocardiograms (ECG), ventricular arrhythmias, and sudden death. Clinically, two inherited forms of LQTS have been defined: autosomal dominant LQTS or Romano-Ward syndrome (RWS) not associated wi...

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Main Authors: Zhang, Su, Yin, Ke, Ren, Xiang, Wang, Pengyun, Zhang, Shirong, Cheng, Lingling, Yang, Junguo, Liu, Jing Yu, Liu, Mugen, Wang, Qing Kenneth
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Language:Inglês
Published: BioMed Central 2008
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Online Access:https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2322962/
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/18400097
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.govhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1471-2350-9-24
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