Protective effect of <it>KCNH2 </it>single nucleotide polymorphism K897T in LQTS families and identification of novel <it>KCNQ1 </it>and <it>KCNH2 </it>mutations

• Main Authors: Oberti Carlos (Author), Redfearn Sharon (Author), Bryant Randall M (Author), Liu Mugen (Author), Zhang Li (Author), Chen Shenghan (Author), Zhang Xianqin (Author), Vincent G Michael (Author), Wang Qing K (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: BMC, 2008-09-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p><it>KCNQ1 </it>and <it>KCNH2 </it>are the two most common potassium channel genes causing long QT syndrome (LQTS), an inherited cardiac arrhythmia featured by QT prolongation and increased risks of developing...