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Molecular genetic analysis of long QT syndrome in Norway indicating a high prevalence of heterozygous mutation carriers

K. E. Berge Medical Genetics Laboratory, Department of Medical Genetics, Rikshospitalet‐Radiumhospitalet Medical Centre, Oslo, Norway
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K. H. Haugaa Department of Cardiology, Rikshospitalet‐Radiumhospitalet Medical Centre, Oslo, Norway
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A. Früh Department of Pediatrics, Rikshospitalet‐Radiumhospitalet Medical Centre, Oslo, Norway
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O.‐G. Anfinsen Department of Cardiology, Rikshospitalet‐Radiumhospitalet Medical Centre, Oslo, Norway
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K. Gjesdal Department of Cardiology, Ullevål University Hospital, Oslo, Norway; Department of Cardiology, University of Oslo, Oslo, Norway
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G. Siem Department of Otolaryngology, Faculty Division Rikshospitalet, University of Oslo, Oslo, Norway; Department of Otolaryngology, Rikshospitalet‐Radiumhospitalet Medical Centre, Oslo, Norway
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N. Øyen Center for Medical Genetics and Molecular Medicine, Haukeland University Hospital, Bergen, Norway
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G. Greve Department of Clinical Medicine, University of Bergen, Bergen, Norway; Department of Heart Disease, Haukeland University Hospital, Bergen, Norway
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A. Carlsson Section of Medical Genetics, St. Olav's University Hospital, Trondheim, Norway
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T. O. Rognum Institute of Forensic Medicine, University of Oslo, Pathology Clinic, Rikshospitalet‐Radiumhospitalet Medical Centre, Oslo, Norway
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M. Hallerud Department of Pediatrics, Ullevål University Hospital, Oslo, Norway
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E. Kongsgård Department of Cardiology, Rikshospitalet‐Radiumhospitalet Medical Centre, Oslo, Norway
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J. P. Amlie Medical Out‐Patient Clinic, Rikshospitalet‐Radiumhospitalet Medical Centre, Oslo, Norway
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T. P. Leren Medical Genetics Laboratory, Department of Medical Genetics, Rikshospitalet‐Radiumhospitalet Medical Centre, Oslo, Norway
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Pages 362-368 | Received 20 Sep 2007, Accepted 21 Oct 2007, Published online: 08 Jul 2009

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