Approximately 5% of SIDS cases are the result of long QT syndrome, according to research presented here Tuesday morning at the American Heart Association’s Scientific Sessions 2002. There has been speculation that some cases of SIDS may be the result of fatal arrhythmias.
Dr. Michael J. Ackerman of the Mayo Clinic in Rochester, Minnesota, and colleagues, tracked all SIDS cases reported in Arkansas between September 1997 and August 1999. They extracted DNA from tissue obtained from the 93 cases found, looking for evidence of mutations in five genes known to be linked with long QT syndrome.
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