Expression of a common LQT1 mutation in five apparently unrelated families in a regional inherited arrhythmia clinic

Journal of Cardiovascular Electrophysiology

Volumn 21, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 296-300

  Gray, Christopher ^a   Gula, Lorne J ^a   Klein, George J ^a   Skanes, Allan C ^a   Yee, Raymond ^a   Sy, Raymond ^a   Salisbury, Benjamin A ^b   Wong, Jorge ^a   Chattha, Ishvinder ^a   Subbiah, Rajesh N ^c   Krahn, Andrew D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN ONTARIO   (Canada)

^b PGxHealth LLC   (United States)

^c ST VINCENT S HOSPITAL   (Australia)

Author keywords

Genetics; Long QT syndrome; Potassium channels; Sudden death

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CAUSE OF DEATH; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COHORT ANALYSIS; DROWNING; EXERCISE ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; FAMILY STUDY; FEMALE; GENE; GENE MUTATION; HEART MUSCLE ISCHEMIA; HUMAN; LONG QT SYNDROME; LQT1 GENE; MALE; PEDIGREE ANALYSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QT INTERVAL; QT PROLONGATION; SUDDEN DEATH; TORSADE DES POINTES; TREADMILL EXERCISE; CANADA; GENETIC PREDISPOSITION; GENETICS; HEALTH CARE PLANNING; INCIDENCE; MIDDLE AGED; SINGLE NUCLEOTIDE POLYMORPHISM; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA; YOUNG ADULT;

KCNQ1 PROTEIN, HUMAN; POTASSIUM CHANNEL KCNQ1;

ADULT; AGED; FEMALE; GENETIC PREDISPOSITION TO DISEASE; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; KCNQ1 POTASSIUM CHANNEL; LONG QT SYNDROME; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; ONTARIO; POLYMORPHISM, SINGLE NUCLEOTIDE; REGIONAL MEDICAL PROGRAMS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 77649110569     PISSN: 10453873     EISSN: 15408167     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1540-8167.2009.01626.x     Document Type: Article

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