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Potassium ion channel genes and proteins

US6087488A · kind A · utility

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Filing dateJul 12, 1999
Grant dateJul 11, 2000
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Expiry dateJul 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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