Potassium ion channel genes and proteins
US6087488A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | Jul 12, 1999 |
| Grant date | Jul 11, 2000 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jul 12, 2019 |
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- Technology area (CPC C)Chemistry; Metallurgy
- CPC primaryC07K14/705
- WIPO fieldBiotechnology
- WIPO sectorChemistry
Abstract
Novel genes in the erg subfamily of potassium channel proteins in humans are described. This family of proteins, and the genes encoding the proteins, are implicated in the development of long Q-T syndrome, a rare, but often fatal, cardiac arrhythmia.
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