Female Predominance and Transmission Distortion in the Long-QT Syndrome
Female Predominance and Transmission Distortion in the Long-QT Syndrome
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Imboden, Medea , Swan, Heikki , Denjoy, Isabelle , Van Langen, Irene Marijke , Latinen-Forsblom, Päivi Johanna , Napolitano, Carlo , Fressart, Véronique , Breithardt, Guenter , Berthet, Myriam , Priori, Silvia , Hainque, Bernard , Wilde, Arthur Arnold Maria , Schulze-Bahr, Eric , Feingold, Josué and Guicheney, Pascale
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Boston, MA: Massachusetts Medical Society
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The autosomal dominant forms of the long-QT syndrome, caused by mutations in potassium-channel genes, result in ventricular arrhythmias and sudden death. This genetic analysis shows that the mutations are transmitted to offspring more frequently than would be predicted by mendelian genetics. Furthermore, there is a female predominance, owing to mor...
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Female Predominance and Transmission Distortion in the Long-QT Syndrome
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TN_cdi_proquest_miscellaneous_68271452
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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/TN_cdi_proquest_miscellaneous_68271452
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0028-4793
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1533-4406
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10.1056/NEJMoa042786
