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Long QT syndrome 02

Long QT syndrome 2 is an autosomal dominant disorder caused by mutations of the KCNH2 gene.

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References:

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Priori SG et al. (1999) Low penetrance in the long-QT syndrome: clinical impact.

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Sasano T et al. (2006) Molecular ablation of ventricular tachycardia after myocardial infarction.

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Roden DM et al. (2005) Genetics of acquired long QT syndrome.

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Petersen CI et al. (2004) In vivo identification of genes that modify ether-a-go-go-related gene activity in Caenorhabditis elegans may also affect human cardiac arrhythmia.

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Rajamani S et al. (2002) Pharmacological rescue of human K(+) channel long-QT2 mutations: human ether-a-go-go-related gene rescue without block.

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Akar FG et al. (2002) Unique topographical distribution of M cells underlies reentrant mechanism of torsade de pointes in the long-QT syndrome.

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Jiang C et al. (1994) Two long QT syndrome loci map to chromosomes 3 and 7 with evidence for further heterogeneity.

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Imboden M et al. (2006) Female predominance and transmission distortion in the long-QT syndrome.

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Priori SG et al. (1999) Genetic and molecular basis of cardiac arrhythmias: impact on clinical management part III.

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Priori SG et al. (1999) Genetic and molecular basis of cardiac arrhythmias: impact on clinical management parts I and II.

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Itzhaki I et al. (2011) Modelling the long QT syndrome with induced pluripotent stem cells.

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Amin AS et al. (2008) Fever-induced QTc prolongation and ventricular arrhythmias in individuals with type 2 congenital long QT syndrome.

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Lees-Miller JP et al. (2003) Selective knockout of mouse ERG1 B potassium channel eliminates I(Kr) in adult ventricular myocytes and elicits episodes of abrupt sinus bradycardia.

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Moss AJ et al. (2002) Increased risk of arrhythmic events in long-QT syndrome with mutations in the pore region of the human ether-a-go-go-related gene potassium channel.

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Zhou Z et al. (1998) HERG channel dysfunction in human long QT syndrome. Intracellular transport and functional defects.

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Curran ME et al. (1995) A molecular basis for cardiac arrhythmia: HERG mutations cause long QT syndrome.

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Millat G et al. (2006) Spectrum of pathogenic mutations and associated polymorphisms in a cohort of 44 unrelated patients with long QT syndrome.

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Tester DJ et al. (2005) Compendium of cardiac channel mutations in 541 consecutive unrelated patients referred for long QT syndrome genetic testing.

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Jongbloed RJ et al. (1999) Novel KCNQ1 and HERG missense mutations in Dutch long-QT families.

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Zareba W et al. (1998) Influence of genotype on the clinical course of the long-QT syndrome. International Long-QT Syndrome Registry Research Group.

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OMIM.ORG article

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