mayo.edu Congenital long QT syndrome (LQTS) affects an estimated 1 in 2500 people and typically presents with syncope, seizures or sudden death. Whereas someone exhibiting marked prolongation of the ...

Current major projects in the lab focus on the molecular basis of inherited arrhythmia syndromes like catecholaminergic polymorphic ventricular tachycardia (CPVT), congenital long QT syndrome (LQTS), ...

Congenital LQTS is caused by genetic mutations ... Integrative analysis of KCNQ1 variants reveals molecular mechanisms of type 1 long QT syndrome pathogenesis, Proceedings of the National Academy ...

Romano-Ward syndrome is a genetic condition associated with a prolonged QT interval on the ECG. Unlike Jervell-Lange-Nielsen, there is no congenital hearing loss present in Romano-Ward syndrome.