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    mutations in NaV1.5 (see paragraph genetics). SCN5A is the gene that encodes the cardiac sodium channel NaV1.5. SCN5A is a highly conserved gene located on human...
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    genetic mutation or certain medications. The most commonly involved gene is SCN5A which encodes the cardiac sodium channel. Diagnosis is typically by electrocardiogram...
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    Romano–Ward syndrome is caused by variants in the SCN5A gene located on chromosome 3p21-24. SCN5A encodes the alpha subunit of the cardiac sodium channel...
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  • KCNH2 have been identified with LQT2. Mutations in sodium channel gene SCN5A have been identified with LQT3. Mutations in potassium channel gene KCNJ2...
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    Scientists have also associated this syndrome with a mutation of gene SCN5A that affects the function of the heart. A 2011 autopsy-based study found...
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    responsible for the formation of the alpha subunit of the sodium channel (SCN5A). Common cardiac pharmacology such as beta-blockers, calcium channel blockers...
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  • degeneration of the conduction system. One form has been associated with SCN5A. The use of electrocardiograms, especially in non-specialized settings like...
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    Romano–Ward syndrome is caused by variants in the SCN5A gene located on chromosome 3p22–24. SCN5A encodes the alpha subunit of the cardiac sodium channel...
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  • Nav1.1 through Nav1.9. The gene names are referred to as SCN1A through SCN5A, then SCN8A through SCN11A. The "tenth member", Nax, does not act in a voltage-gated...
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  • the same gene. An overlap syndrome can be seen whereby a mutation in the SCN5A gene encoding the cardiac sodium channel causes a reduction in the peak...
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