Journal of Molecular and Cellular Cardiology
Volume 44, Issue 3 , Pages 502-509 , March 2008

A splice site mutation in hERG leads to cryptic splicing in human long QT syndrome

  • Qiuming Gong

      Affiliations

    • Division of Cardiovascular Medicine, Oregon Health and Science University, Portland, OR , USA
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  • Li Zhang

      Affiliations

    • Departments of Medicine and Cardiology, LDS Hospital, Intermountain Healthcare and University of Utah, School of Medicine, Salt Lake City, UT, USA
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  • Arthur J. Moss

      Affiliations

    • Department of Medicine, University of Rochester, Rochester, NY, USA
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  • G. Michael Vincent

      Affiliations

    • Departments of Medicine and Cardiology, LDS Hospital, Intermountain Healthcare and University of Utah, School of Medicine, Salt Lake City, UT, USA
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  • Michael J. Ackerman

      Affiliations

    • Department of Medicine, Mayo Clinic College of Medicine, Rochester, MN, USA
    • Department of Pediatrics, Mayo Clinic College of Medicine, Rochester, MN, USA
    • Department of Molecular Pharmacology, Mayo Clinic College of Medicine, Rochester, MN, USA
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  • Jeffrey C. Robinson

      Affiliations

    • Division of Cardiovascular Medicine, Oregon Health and Science University, Portland, OR , USA
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  • Melanie A. Jones

      Affiliations

    • Division of Cardiovascular Medicine, Oregon Health and Science University, Portland, OR , USA
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  • David J. Tester

      Affiliations

    • Department of Medicine, Mayo Clinic College of Medicine, Rochester, MN, USA
    • Department of Pediatrics, Mayo Clinic College of Medicine, Rochester, MN, USA
    • Department of Molecular Pharmacology, Mayo Clinic College of Medicine, Rochester, MN, USA
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  • Zhengfeng Zhou

      Affiliations

    • Division of Cardiovascular Medicine, Oregon Health and Science University, Portland, OR , USA
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Division of Cardiovascular Medicine, Oregon Health and Science University, 3181 SW Sam Jackson Park Road, Portland, OR 97239, USA. Tel.: +1 503 494 2713.

Received 13 November 2007 ,Revised 9 January 2008 ,Accepted 10 January 2008.

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PII: S0022-2828(08)00006-0

doi: 10.1016/j.yjmcc.2008.01.002

Journal of Molecular and Cellular Cardiology
Volume 44, Issue 3 , Pages 502-509 , March 2008

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