Amanda came across this article from the WSJ talking about Long QT risk running in a family and how genetic testing can be beneficial in diagnosing the condition. As I mentioned yesterday, we are still awaiting Audrey's genetic test results and before Audrey was born Amanda's blood was drawn for testing and came back negative for all of the known mutations. Once Audrey's results come back there is a good chance we could have Avery and Ryan and myself tested as well. Having her specific results will narrow down the tests that would need to be done rather than testing for the full spectrum of possibilities on each of us.
The article just mentions Long QT in the broad sense without going into the different types and specific symptoms of each type. The risk and treatments do vary quite a bit through the different types. Nonetheless, the article provides an interesting overview on a specific family being affected by Long QT and provides some high level insight into what we are juggling.
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052748703283004575363070206768854.html
- Mark
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