Clinical study: electrophysiologyA founder mutation of the potassium channel KCNQ1 in long QT syndrome: Implications for estimation of disease prevalence and molecular diagnostics☆
Preliminary data were presented at the 71st Scientific Sessions of the American Heart Association, Dallas, Texas, November 8–11, 1998.
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Abbreviations
DNA
deoxyribonucleic acid
ECG
electrocardiogram/electrocardiographic
JLNS
Jervell and Lange-Nielsen syndrome
LCSD
left cardiac sympathetic denervation
LQTS
long QT syndrome
LQT1
LQT1 type of long QT syndrome
PCR
polymerase chain reaction
QTc
QT interval corrected for heart rate with Bazett’s formula (ms)
RWS
Romano-Ward syndrome
SIDS
sudden infant death syndrome
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This study was supported by grants from the Finnish Academy, the Sigrid Juselius Foundation, the Instrumentarium Science Foundation, the Finnish Foundation for Cardiovascular Research and the Research and Science Foundation of Farmos.
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