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LQT2 is associated with arrhythmias, seizures, sudden cardiac death, and sudden unexpected death in epilepsy (SUDEP). The goal of the study is to develop a translational model that reproduces the neuro-cardiac electrical abnormalities and sudden death seen in people with LQT2.\n                  <\/jats:p>\n                <\/jats:sec>\n                <jats:sec>\n                  <jats:title>Methods<\/jats:title>\n                  <jats:p>\n                    We generated the first knock-in rabbit model of LQT2 (\n                    <jats:italic>Kcnh2<\/jats:italic>\n                    <jats:sup>(+\/7bp-del)<\/jats:sup>\n                    ), due to a 7 base-pair (7bp) deletion in the pore domain of the endogenous rabbit\n                    <jats:italic>Kcnh2<\/jats:italic>\n                    gene.\n                  <\/jats:p>\n                <\/jats:sec>\n                <jats:sec>\n                  <jats:title>Results<\/jats:title>\n                  <jats:p>\n                    Mutant\n                    <jats:italic>Kcnh2<\/jats:italic>\n                    is expressed in the heart and brain and constitutes 11% of total\n                    <jats:italic>Kcnh2<\/jats:italic>\n                    in\n                    <jats:italic>Kcnh2<\/jats:italic>\n                    <jats:sup>(+\/7bp-del)<\/jats:sup>\n                    rabbits. Total\n                    <jats:italic>Kcnh2<\/jats:italic>\n                    , WT\n                    <jats:italic>Kcnh2<\/jats:italic>\n                    , and WT K\n                    <jats:sub>v<\/jats:sub>\n                    11.1 expression is lower in\n                    <jats:italic>Kcnh2<\/jats:italic>\n                    <jats:sup>(+\/7bp-del)<\/jats:sup>\n                    vs. WT rabbits.\n                    <jats:italic>Kcnh2<\/jats:italic>\n                    <jats:sup>(+\/7bp-del)<\/jats:sup>\n                    rabbits exhibit prolonged cardiac ventricular repolarization (QT\n                    <jats:sub>c<\/jats:sub>\n                    , JT\n                    <jats:sub>ec<\/jats:sub>\n                    , JT\n                    <jats:sub>pc<\/jats:sub>\n                    ). There is an increased prevalence of spontaneous epileptiform activity and clinical seizures in\n                    <jats:italic>Kcnh2<\/jats:italic>\n                    <jats:sup>(+\/7bp-del)<\/jats:sup>\n                    (7 of 37 rabbits) vs. WT rabbits (1:68 rabbits,\n                    <jats:italic>p<\/jats:italic>\n                    &lt;0.003). 18.9% of\n                    <jats:italic>Kcnh2<\/jats:italic>\n                    <jats:sup>(+\/7bp-del)<\/jats:sup>\n                    vs. 1.5% of WT rabbits died suddenly and spontaneously (\n                    <jats:italic>p<\/jats:italic>\n                    &lt;0.003). We recorded 2 spontaneous lethal events in\n                    <jats:italic>Kcnh2<\/jats:italic>\n                    <jats:sup>(+\/7bp-del)<\/jats:sup>\n                    rabbits: (1) sudden cardiac death and (2) seizure-mediated sudden death due to generalized tonic-clonic seizures, post-ictal generalized EEG suppression, bradycardia, ECG-T-wave inversion, focal cardiac activity, and asystole\/death.\n                  <\/jats:p>\n                <\/jats:sec>\n                <jats:sec>\n                  <jats:title>Conclusions<\/jats:title>\n                  <jats:p>\n                    We developed the first genetic rabbit model of LQT2 that reproduces the cardiac and epileptic phenotypes seen in people with LQT2.\n                    <jats:italic>Kcnh2<\/jats:italic>\n                    <jats:sup>(+\/7bp-del)<\/jats:sup>\n                    rabbits provide a valuable tool for future mechanistic studies, development of neurotherapeutics, and cardiac-safety testing.\n                  <\/jats:p>\n                <\/jats:sec>","DOI":"10.1101\/2024.12.11.627988","type":"posted-content","created":{"date-parts":[[2024,12,20]],"date-time":"2024-12-20T10:05:38Z","timestamp":1734689138000},"source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":0,"title":["Knock-in\n                  <i>Kcnh2<\/i>\n                  Rabbit Model of Long QT Syndrome Type-2, Epilepsy, and Sudden Death"],"prefix":"10.64898","author":[{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0009-0008-3335-6384","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Veronica","family":"Singh","sequence":"first","affiliation":[],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"given":"Kyle T.","family":"Wagner","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0009-0007-2873-8532","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Laura G.","family":"Williams","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0001-6003-9706","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Justin M.","family":"Ryan","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0002-7664-5652","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Katherine R.","family":"Keller","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0009-0007-1071-6941","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Jonathan D.","family":"Mohnkern","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0009-0008-5032-4317","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Robert S.","family":"Gardner","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0003-4853-4952","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Louis T.","family":"Dang","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0002-7250-7308","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Julie M.","family":"Ziobro","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0001-8092-6417","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Richard J. 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