Diseases

Romano-Ward Syndrome

A form of long QT syndrome that is without congenital deafness. It is caused by mutation of the KCNQ1 gene which encodes a protein in the VOLTAGE-GATED POTASSIUM CHANNEL.

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A form of long QT syndrome that is without congenital deafness. It is caused by mutation of the KCNQ1 gene which encodes a protein in the VOLTAGE-GATED POTASSIUM CHANNEL.

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  • Long QT Syndrome 1
  • Long QT Syndrome Type 1
  • Ventricular Fibrillation with Prolonged QT Interval
  • Ward-Romano Syndrome
  • Romano Ward Syndrome
  • Syndrome, Romano-Ward
  • Syndrome, Ward-Romano
  • Ward Romano Syndrome

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Indexed with the subheadings blood, cerebrospinal fluid, chemically induced, classification, complications, diagnosis, diagnostic imaging, diet therapy, drug therapy, economics, embryology, enzymology, epidemiology, ethnology, etiology, genetics, history, immunology, metabolism, microbiology, mortality, nursing, parasitology, pathology, physiopathology, prevention & control, psychology, radiotherapy, rehabilitation, surgery, therapy, urine, veterinary, virology.

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History Note

2002; use LONG QT SYNDROME 1986-2001

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  • Long QT Syndrome (1985-2001)

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References

  1. National Library of Medicine. Romano-Ward Syndrome. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D029597. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D029597
  2. Romano-Ward Syndrome. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Romano%E2%80%93Ward_syndrome
  3. Romano-Ward Syndrome. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q724714