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Cardiovascular Diseases > Heart Diseases > Heart Defects, Congenital > Long QT Syndrome > Jervell-Lange Nielsen Syndrome
... > Congenital, Hereditary, and Neonatal Diseases and Abnormalities > Congenital Abnormalities > Cardiovascular Abnormalities > Heart Defects, Congenital > Long QT Syndrome > Jervell-Lange Nielsen Syndrome
Cardiovascular Diseases > Cardiovascular Abnormalities > Heart Defects, Congenital > Long QT Syndrome > Jervell-Lange Nielsen Syndrome
Cardiovascular Diseases > Heart Diseases > Arrhythmias, Cardiac > Long QT Syndrome > Jervell-Lange Nielsen Syndrome
Pathological Conditions, Signs and Symptoms > Pathologic Processes > Arrhythmias, Cardiac > Long QT Syndrome > Jervell-Lange Nielsen Syndrome
Cardiovascular Diseases > Heart Diseases > Cardiac Conduction System Disease > Long QT Syndrome > Jervell-Lange Nielsen Syndrome

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Jervell-Lange Nielsen Syndrome  

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Definition

  • A form of long QT syndrome that is associated with congenital deafness. It is characterized by abnormal cardioelectrophysiology involving the VOLTAGE-GATED POTASSIUM CHANNEL. It results from mutation of KCNQ1 gene (Subtype 1 or JLN1) or the KCNE1 gene (Subtype 2 or JLN2).

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Entry terms

  • Cardio-Auditory-Syncope Syndrome
  • Cardioauditory Syndrome of Jervell and Lange-Nielsen
  • Deafness, Congenital, and Functional Heart Disease
  • Jervell and Lange-Nielsen Syndrome
  • Prolonged QT Interval in EKG and Sudden Death
  • Surdo-Cardiac Syndrome

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http://data.loterre.fr/ark:/67375/JVR-FVS3FH9L-1

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