Mutations in this gene cause long QT syndrome 4.
Long QT syndrome is an inherited condition that can cause sudden death in young people.
It is hoped that, with better knowledge of the genetics underlying the long QT syndrome, more precise treatments will become available.
Short QT syndrome appears to have an autosomal dominant pattern of inheritance.
The etiology of short QT syndrome is unclear at this time.
Short QT syndrome, a genetic disease of the electrical system of the heart.
Other defects, such as long QT syndrome, affect the heart's rhythm.
They have also done work on a cardiac condition known as "long QT syndrome," a genetic disorder which may cause sudden death.
The disorder, known as long QT syndrome, can cause seizures or rapid loss of consciousness.
A symptom-free person with long QT syndrome is no less susceptible to sudden death.