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    I am going to be doing Long QT Syndrome because it is something I can relate to in real life. Long QT syndrome is a disorder of your heart and affects electrical activity. The symptoms of Long QT are dizziness, unexplained fainting, feeling faint, and black outs WIth a bad enough symptom and no treatment then it can cause uncontrollable arrhythmias and maybe even death. A fun fact is that I actually have long QT Syndrome. So every year I go to the cardiologist to get a heart monitor. I also take pills every night that helps to keep my heart beat steady. The chromosome 11p15.5 are affected by this disease. Identification shows that the fourth locus of Long QT Symptom confirms that this disease is genetic. Long QT mostly affects patients…

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    A growing number of non-cardiac drugs have been found to delay cardiac repolarization, causing QT interval prolongation and predisposing patients to an increased risk of potentially fatal ventricular arrhythmias, known as torsade de pointes (TdP) (Letsas et al, 2007; Yap and Camm 2003; Sanguinetti and Tristani-Firouzi). These drugs include the second-generation, non-sedating antihistamines astemizole and terfenadine, withdrawn from the market in Europe and the United States (in 1997 and 1999,…

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