Extracellular potassium concentration directly regulates the cell surface density of HERG channels, providing a mechanistic link between hypokalemia and the exacerbation of long QT syndrome.
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May link hypokalemia to LQTS worsening; hypothesis-generating for human translation and trafficking-targeted therapies.
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