Linkage Study of Long QT Syndrome In An Amish Kindred
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ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT00005250 |
Recruitment Status
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Completed
First Posted
: May 26, 2000
Last Update Posted
: May 13, 2016
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Condition or disease |
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Heart Diseases Cardiovascular Diseases Tachycardia, Ventricular Ventricular Fibrillation Long QT Syndrome |
BACKGROUND:
LQTS is a severe heart disorder leading to sudden death due to ventricular tachycardia or ventricular fibrillation. The syndrome segregated as a Mendelian recessive in the highly inbred population under study and resulted in the sudden death of several members of the population.
DESIGN NARRATIVE:
The entire population was screened to identify cases of LQTS. In addition, 29 obligate heterozygotes were studied by 24-hour Holter monitoring to determine whether these gene carriers had any subtle phenotypes. The data were subjected to complex segregation and linkage analysis to establish the mode of inheritance and penetrance of LQTS.
The study completion date listed in this record was obtained from the "End Date" entered in the Protocol Registration and Results System (PRS) record.
Study Type : | Observational |
Study Start Date : | January 1990 |
Actual Study Completion Date : | December 1992 |


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Ages Eligible for Study: | up to 100 Years (Child, Adult, Senior) |
Sexes Eligible for Study: | Male |
Accepts Healthy Volunteers: | No |
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: | NCT00005250 History of Changes |
Other Study ID Numbers: |
1132 R01HL041035 ( U.S. NIH Grant/Contract ) |
First Posted: | May 26, 2000 Key Record Dates |
Last Update Posted: | May 13, 2016 |
Last Verified: | November 2001 |
Additional relevant MeSH terms:
Syndrome Cardiovascular Diseases Heart Diseases Tachycardia Ventricular Fibrillation Long QT Syndrome Tachycardia, Ventricular |
Disease Pathologic Processes Arrhythmias, Cardiac Heart Defects, Congenital Cardiovascular Abnormalities Congenital Abnormalities |