Your patient has been diagnosed with long QT syndrome (LQTS). What do you know about this heart rhythm problem?
A)LQTS is a congenital genetic disease that will be evident during the first 2 years of life.
B)It is relatively rare and often caused by private mutations.
C)LQTS is treated in the same way, no matter the cause.
D)Deafness always accompanies LQTS.

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Quite a large number of gene mutations have been identified as being involved in the expression of LQTS. However, it is still a relatively rare cardiac syndrome. Some of the mutations involved are only present within one kindred, known as a private mutation, and testing of the mutation beyond the affected family is not beneficial.

Your Patient Has Been Diagnosed with Long QT Syndrome (LQTS)