Hereditary long QT syndrome due to autoimmune hypoparathyroidism in autoimmune polyendocrinopathy-candidiasis-ectodermal dystrophy syndrome

Journal of Electrocardiology

Volumn 40, Issue 6, 2007, Pages 504-509

  Meyer, Thomas ^a   Ruppert, Volker ^a   Karatolios, Konstantin ^a   Maisch, Bernhard ^a  

^a PHILIPPS UNIVERSITY MARBURG   (Germany)

Author keywords

APECED; Autoimmune polyglandular syndrome type I; Hypoparathyroidism; Long QT syndrome

Indexed keywords

ADDISON DISEASE; ADULT; ALOPECIA; AMINO ACID SUBSTITUTION; ARTICLE; AUTOIMMUNE DISEASE; AUTOIMMUNE POLYENDOCRINOPATHY CANDIDIASIS ECTODERMAL DYSTROPHY; AUTOSOMAL RECESSIVE DISORDER; CASE REPORT; ELECTROCARDIOGRAM; GENE SEQUENCE; HOMOZYGOSITY; HUMAN; HYPOCALCEMIA; HYPOPARATHYROIDISM; HYPOPITUITARISM; LONG QT SYNDROME; MALE; MISSENSE MUTATION; POINT MUTATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RARE DISEASE; SIBLING; VITILIGO;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYPOPARATHYROIDISM; LONG QT SYNDROME; MALE; PEDIGREE; POLYENDOCRINOPATHIES, AUTOIMMUNE;

EID: 35748932350     PISSN: 00220736     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jelectrocard.2006.12.013     Document Type: Article

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