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XB-ART-38938
Pediatr Res 2008 Nov 01;645:482-7. doi: 10.1203/PDR.0b013e3181841eca.
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Cardiac ion channel gene mutations in sudden infant death syndrome.

Otagiri T , Kijima K , Osawa M , Ishii K , Makita N , Matoba R , Umetsu K , Hayasaka K .


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Sudden infant death syndrome (SIDS) is multifactorial and may result from the interaction of a number of environmental, genetic, and developmental factors. We studied three major genes causing long QT syndrome in 42 Japanese SIDS victims and found five mutations, KCNQ1-K598R, KCNH2-T895M, SCN5A-F532C, SCN5A-G1084S, and SCN5A-F1705S, in four cases; one case had both KCNH2-T895M and SCN5A-G1084S. All mutations were novel except for SCN5A-F532C, which was previously detected in an arrhythmic patient. Heterologous expression study revealed significant changes in channel properties of KCNH2-T895M, SCN5A-G1084S, and SCN5A-F1705S, but did not in KCNQ1-K598R and SCN5A-F532C. Our data suggests that nearly 10% of SIDS victims in Japan have mutations of the cardiac ion channel genes similar to in other countries.

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Species referenced: Xenopus laevis
Genes referenced: kcnh2 kcnq1 scn5a