Why the study?
Does ECG-guided genotyping accurately predict the genetic mutation in Chinese patients with long QT syndrome?
Population
230 Chinese patients with a clinical diagnosis of long QT syndrome (LQTS), mean age 26 ± 17 years, 66% female.
Comparison
ECG-guided genotyping and family-based ECG… vs Mutational screening of candidate genes
Design
Cross-sectional
Authors
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May aid ECG-guided genotyping for LQTS in Chinese patients; hypothesis-generating pending prospective validation.
Does ECG-guided genotyping accurately predict the genetic mutation in Chinese patients with long QT syndrome?
ECG-guided genotyping, especially when family-based, is a highly accurate and cost-effective approach for predicting genotypes in Chinese patients with long QT syndrome.
Gao et al. (2015) studied this question.
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