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We provide here 29 genetic variations, including 28 novel ones, in five genes that are potentially involved in the excitement of cardiomyocytes: we found 4 in KCNA10, 2 in KCNK1, 8 in KCNK6, 11 in SLC18A1 (VMAT1), and 4 in SLC6A2 (norepinephrine transporter). We also examined their allelic frequencies in a Japanese population of long QT syndrome-affected and nonaffected individuals. These data would be useful for genetic association studies designed to investigate acquired arrhythmias.
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Received: May 22, 2001 / Accepted: June 8, 2001
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Iwasa, H., Kurabayashi, M., Nagai, R. et al. Genetic variations in five genes involved in the excitement of cardiomyocytes. J Hum Genet 46, 549–552 (2001). https://doi.org/10.1007/s100380170039
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