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Automatically associated channels: Kv11.1

Title: Bidirectional ventricular tachycardia and channelopathy.

Authors: Preecha Laohakunakorn, D Woodrow Benson, Ping Yang, Tao Yang, Dan M Roden, John D Kugler

Journal, date & volume: Am. J. Cardiol., 2003 Oct 15 , 92, 991-5

PubMed link: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/14556882

Abstract
Based on similarity of electrocardiographic features, bidirectional ventricular tachycardia has been considered a variant of long QT syndrome. Genes causing long QT syndrome were used as candidate genes in 4 patients with bidirectional ventricular tachycardia. In 2 patients, we identified a common low penetrance HERG allele (R1047L) with an intermediate biophysical phenotype.