Case Report: Prenatal Whole-Exome Sequencing Identified a Novel Nonsense Mutation of the KCNH2 Gene in a Fetus With Familial 2q14.2 Duplication

Background: Pathogenic mutations in the KCNH2 gene were associated with long QT syndrome 2 (LQT2), which typically manifest in a prolonged QT interval and may lead to recurrent syncopes, seizure, or sudden death. Limited reports indicated that the KCNH2 mutations would result in LQT2 combined with t...

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Main Authors: Jianlong Zhuang, Chunnuan Chen, Yuanbai Wang, Shuhong Zeng, Yu’e Chen, Yuying Jiang, Yingjun Xie, Gaoxiong Wang
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2022-07-01
Series:Frontiers in Genetics
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Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fgene.2022.924573/full