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Topriceanu CC, Pereira AC, Moon JC, Captur G, Ho CY. Meta-Analysis of Penetrance and Systematic Review on Transition to Disease in Genetic Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy. Circulation 2024; 149:107-123. [PMID: 37929589 PMCID: PMC10775968 DOI: 10.1161/circulationaha.123.065987] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/14/2023] [Accepted: 10/27/2023] [Indexed: 11/07/2023]
Abstract
BACKGROUND Hypertrophic cardiomyopathy (HCM) is characterized by unexplained left ventricular hypertrophy and is classically caused by pathogenic or likely pathogenic variants (P/LP) in genes encoding sarcomere proteins. Not all subclinical variant carriers will manifest clinically overt disease because penetrance (proportion of sarcomere or sarcomere-related P/LP variant carriers who develop disease) is variable, age dependent, and not reliably predicted. METHODS A systematic search of the literature was performed. We used random-effects generalized linear mixed model meta-analyses to contrast the cross-sectional prevalence and penetrance of sarcomere or sarcomere-related genes in 2 different contexts: clinically-based studies on patients and families with HCM versus population or community-based studies. Longitudinal family/clinical studies were additionally analyzed to investigate the rate of phenotypic conversion from subclinical to overt HCM during follow-up. RESULTS In total, 455 full-text manuscripts and articles were assessed. In family/clinical studies, the prevalence of sarcomere variants in patients diagnosed with HCM was 34%. The penetrance across all genes in nonproband relatives carrying P/LP variants identified during cascade screening was 57% (95% CI, 52%-63%), and the mean age at HCM diagnosis was 38 years (95% CI, 36%-40%). Penetrance varied from ≈32% for MYL3 (myosin light chain 3) to ≈55% for MYBPC3 (myosin-binding protein C3), ≈60% for TNNT2 (troponin T2) and TNNI3 (troponin I3), and ≈65% for MYH7 (myosin heavy chain 7). Population-based genetic studies demonstrate that P/LP sarcomere variants are present in the background population but at a low prevalence of <1%. The penetrance of HCM in incidentally identified P/LP variant carriers was also substantially lower at ≈11%, ranging from 0% in Atherosclerosis Risk in Communities to 18% in UK Biobank. In longitudinal family studies, the pooled phenotypic conversion across all genes was 15% over an average of ≈8 years of follow-up, starting from a mean of ≈16 years of age. However, short-term gene-specific phenotypic conversion varied between ≈12% for MYBPC3 and ≈23% for MYH7. CONCLUSIONS The penetrance of P/LP variants is highly variable and influenced by currently undefined and context-dependent genetic and environmental factors. Additional longitudinal studies are needed to improve our understanding of true lifetime penetrance in families and in the community and to identify drivers of the transition from subclinical to overt HCM.
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- Constantin-Cristian Topriceanu
- Department of Medicine, Brigham and Women’s Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA (C.-C.T., A.C.P., C.Y.H.). UCL Institute of Cardiovascular Science (C.-C.T., J.C.M., G.C.) and UCL MRC Unit for Lifelong Health and Ageing (G.C.), University College London, UK. Cardiac MRI Unit, Barts Heart Centre, West Smithfield, London, UK (C.-C.T., J.C.M.). The Royal Free Hospital, Centre for Inherited Heart Muscle Conditions, Cardiology Department, Hampstead, London, UK (G.C.)
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- Department of Medicine, Brigham and Women’s Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA (C.-C.T., A.C.P., C.Y.H.). UCL Institute of Cardiovascular Science (C.-C.T., J.C.M., G.C.) and UCL MRC Unit for Lifelong Health and Ageing (G.C.), University College London, UK. Cardiac MRI Unit, Barts Heart Centre, West Smithfield, London, UK (C.-C.T., J.C.M.). The Royal Free Hospital, Centre for Inherited Heart Muscle Conditions, Cardiology Department, Hampstead, London, UK (G.C.)
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- Department of Medicine, Brigham and Women’s Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA (C.-C.T., A.C.P., C.Y.H.). UCL Institute of Cardiovascular Science (C.-C.T., J.C.M., G.C.) and UCL MRC Unit for Lifelong Health and Ageing (G.C.), University College London, UK. Cardiac MRI Unit, Barts Heart Centre, West Smithfield, London, UK (C.-C.T., J.C.M.). The Royal Free Hospital, Centre for Inherited Heart Muscle Conditions, Cardiology Department, Hampstead, London, UK (G.C.)
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- Department of Medicine, Brigham and Women’s Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA (C.-C.T., A.C.P., C.Y.H.). UCL Institute of Cardiovascular Science (C.-C.T., J.C.M., G.C.) and UCL MRC Unit for Lifelong Health and Ageing (G.C.), University College London, UK. Cardiac MRI Unit, Barts Heart Centre, West Smithfield, London, UK (C.-C.T., J.C.M.). The Royal Free Hospital, Centre for Inherited Heart Muscle Conditions, Cardiology Department, Hampstead, London, UK (G.C.)
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- Department of Medicine, Brigham and Women’s Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA (C.-C.T., A.C.P., C.Y.H.). UCL Institute of Cardiovascular Science (C.-C.T., J.C.M., G.C.) and UCL MRC Unit for Lifelong Health and Ageing (G.C.), University College London, UK. Cardiac MRI Unit, Barts Heart Centre, West Smithfield, London, UK (C.-C.T., J.C.M.). The Royal Free Hospital, Centre for Inherited Heart Muscle Conditions, Cardiology Department, Hampstead, London, UK (G.C.)
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Sonne A, Antonovic AK, Melhedegaard E, Akter F, Andersen JL, Jungbluth H, Witting N, Vissing J, Zanoteli E, Fornili A, Ochala J. Abnormal myosin post-translational modifications and ATP turnover time associated with human congenital myopathy-related RYR1 mutations. Acta Physiol (Oxf) 2023; 239:e14035. [PMID: 37602753 PMCID: PMC10909445 DOI: 10.1111/apha.14035] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/30/2023] [Revised: 08/07/2023] [Accepted: 08/08/2023] [Indexed: 08/22/2023]
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AIM Conditions related to mutations in the gene encoding the skeletal muscle ryanodine receptor 1 (RYR1) are genetic muscle disorders and include congenital myopathies with permanent weakness, as well as episodic phenotypes such as rhabdomyolysis/myalgia. Although RYR1 dysfunction is the primary mechanism in RYR1-related disorders, other downstream pathogenic events are less well understood and may include a secondary remodeling of major contractile proteins. Hence, in the present study, we aimed to investigate whether congenital myopathy-related RYR1 mutations alter the regulation of the most abundant contractile protein, myosin. METHODS We used skeletal muscle tissues from five patients with RYR1-related congenital myopathy and compared those with five controls and five patients with RYR1-related rhabdomyolysis/myalgia. We then defined post-translational modifications on myosin heavy chains (MyHCs) using LC/MS. In parallel, we determined myosin relaxed states using Mant-ATP chase experiments and performed molecular dynamics (MD) simulations. RESULTS LC/MS revealed two additional phosphorylations (Thr1309-P and Ser1362-P) and one acetylation (Lys1410-Ac) on the β/slow MyHC of patients with congenital myopathy. This method also identified six acetylations that were lacking on MyHC type IIa of these patients (Lys35-Ac, Lys663-Ac, Lys763-Ac, Lys1171-Ac, Lys1360-Ac, and Lys1733-Ac). MD simulations suggest that modifying myosin Ser1362 impacts the protein structure and dynamics. Finally, Mant-ATP chase experiments showed a faster ATP turnover time of myosin heads in the disordered-relaxed conformation. CONCLUSIONS Altogether, our results suggest that RYR1 mutations have secondary negative consequences on myosin structure and function, likely contributing to the congenital myopathic phenotype.
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- Alexander Sonne
- Department of Biomedical Sciences, Faculty of Health and Medical SciencesUniversity of CopenhagenCopenhagenDenmark
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- Department of Chemistry, School of Physical and Chemical SciencesQueen Mary University of LondonLondonUK
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- Department of Biomedical Sciences, Faculty of Health and Medical SciencesUniversity of CopenhagenCopenhagenDenmark
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- Department of Chemistry, School of Physical and Chemical SciencesQueen Mary University of LondonLondonUK
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- Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Institute of Sports Medicine CopenhagenCopenhagen University Hospital, Bispebjerg and FrederiksbergCopenhagenDenmark
- Center for Healthy Aging, Department of Clinical MedicineUniversity of CopenhagenCopenhagenDenmark
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- Department of Paediatric NeurologyEvelina London Children's HospitalLondonUK
- Randall Centre for Cell and Molecular Biophysics, Muscle Signalling Section, Faculty of Life Sciences and MedicineKing's College LondonLondonUK
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- Copenhagen Neuromuscular Center, Department of NeurologyUniversity of CopenhagenCopenhagenDenmark
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- Copenhagen Neuromuscular Center, Department of NeurologyUniversity of CopenhagenCopenhagenDenmark
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- Departamento de Neurologia, Faculdade de Medicina, Hospital das ClínicasUniversidade de São PauloSão PauloBrazil
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- Department of Chemistry, School of Physical and Chemical SciencesQueen Mary University of LondonLondonUK
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- Department of Biomedical Sciences, Faculty of Health and Medical SciencesUniversity of CopenhagenCopenhagenDenmark
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Grinzato A, Auguin D, Kikuti C, Nandwani N, Moussaoui D, Pathak D, Kandiah E, Ruppel KM, Spudich JA, Houdusse A, Robert-Paganin J. Cryo-EM structure of the folded-back state of human β-cardiac myosin. BIORXIV : THE PREPRINT SERVER FOR BIOLOGY 2023:2023.04.15.536999. [PMID: 37131793 PMCID: PMC10153137 DOI: 10.1101/2023.04.15.536999] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/04/2023]
Abstract
During normal levels of exertion, many cardiac muscle myosin heads are sequestered in an off-state even during systolic contraction to save energy and for precise regulation. They can be converted to an on-state when exertion is increased. Hypercontractility caused by hypertrophic cardiomyopathy (HCM) myosin mutations is often the result of shifting the equilibrium toward more heads in the on-state. The off-state is equated with a folded-back structure known as the interacting head motif (IHM), which is a regulatory feature of all muscle myosins and class-2 non-muscle myosins. We report here the human β-cardiac myosin IHM structure to 3.6 Å resolution. The structure shows that the interfaces are hot spots of HCM mutations and reveals details of the significant interactions. Importantly, the structures of cardiac and smooth muscle myosin IHMs are dramatically different. This challenges the concept that the IHM structure is conserved in all muscle types and opens new perspectives in the understanding of muscle physiology. The cardiac IHM structure has been the missing puzzle piece to fully understand the development of inherited cardiomyopathies. This work will pave the way for the development of new molecules able to stabilize or destabilize the IHM in a personalized medicine approach. *This manuscript was submitted to Nature Communications in August 2022 and dealt efficiently by the editors. All reviewers received this version of the manuscript before 9 208 August 2022. They also received coordinates and maps of our high resolution structure on the 18 208 August 2022. Due to slowness of at least one reviewer, this contribution was delayed for acceptance by Nature Communications and we are now depositing in bioRxiv the originally submitted version written in July 2022 for everyone to see. Indeed, two bioRxiv contributions at lower resolution but adding similar concepts on thick filament regulation were deposited this week in bioRxiv, one of the contributions having had access to our coordinates. We hope that our data at high resolution will be helpful for all readers that appreciate that high resolution information is required to build accurate atomic models and discuss implications for sarcomere regulation and the effects of cardiomyopathy mutations on heart muscle function.
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- Alessandro Grinzato
- CM01 beamline. European Synchrotron Radiation Facility (ESRF), Grenoble, France
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- Structural Motility, Institut Curie, Paris Université Sciences et Lettres, Sorbonne Université, CNRS UMR144, F-75005 Paris, France
- Laboratoire de Biologie des Ligneux et des Grandes Cultures, Université d’Orléans, UPRES EA 1207, INRA-USC1328, F-45067 Orléans, France
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- Structural Motility, Institut Curie, Paris Université Sciences et Lettres, Sorbonne Université, CNRS UMR144, F-75005 Paris, France
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- Department of Biochemistry, Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford, California 94305, United States
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- BM29 BIOSAXS beamline, European Synchrotron Radiation Facility (ESRF), Grenoble, France
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- Department of Biochemistry, Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford, California 94305, United States
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- CM01 beamline. European Synchrotron Radiation Facility (ESRF), Grenoble, France
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- Department of Biochemistry, Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford, California 94305, United States
- Department of Pediatrics, Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford, California 94305, United States
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- Department of Biochemistry, Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford, California 94305, United States
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- Structural Motility, Institut Curie, Paris Université Sciences et Lettres, Sorbonne Université, CNRS UMR144, F-75005 Paris, France
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- Structural Motility, Institut Curie, Paris Université Sciences et Lettres, Sorbonne Université, CNRS UMR144, F-75005 Paris, France
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Wang S, Chen H, Liu C, Wu M, Sun W, Liu S, Zheng Y, He W. Genetic variants, pathophysiological pathways, and oral anticoagulation in patients with hypertrophic cardiomyopathy and atrial fibrillation. Front Cardiovasc Med 2023; 10:1023394. [PMID: 37139132 PMCID: PMC10149704 DOI: 10.3389/fcvm.2023.1023394] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/19/2022] [Accepted: 03/27/2023] [Indexed: 05/05/2023] Open
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Atrial fibrillation (AF) is commonly prevalent in patients with hypertrophic cardiomyopathy (HCM). However, whether the prevalence and incidence of AF are different between genotype-positive vs. genotype-negative patients with HCM remains controversial. Recent evidence has indicated that AF is often the first presentation of genetic HCM patients in the absence of a cardiomyopathy phenotype, implying the importance of genetic testing in this population with early-onset AF. However, the association of the identified sarcomere gene variants with HCM occurrence in the future remains unclear. How the identification of these cardiomyopathy gene variants should influence the use of anticoagulation therapy for a patient with early-onset AF is still undefined. In this review, we sought to assess the genetic variants, pathophysiological pathways, and oral anticoagulation in patients with HCM and AF.
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- Shengnan Wang
- Department of Medical Genetics, The Second Affiliated Hospital of Nanchang University, Nanchang, China
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- Jiangxi Key Laboratory of Molecular Medicine, The Second Affiliated Hospital of Nanchang University, Nanchang, China
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- Department ofClinical Laboratory, Affiliated Hospital of Jiangxi University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Nanchang, China
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- Department ofClinical Laboratory, Affiliated Hospital of Jiangxi University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Nanchang, China
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- Department of Clinical Laboratory, The Second Affiliated Hospital of Nanchang University, Nanchang, China
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- Jiangxi Key Laboratory of Molecular Medicine, The Second Affiliated Hospital of Nanchang University, Nanchang, China
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- Department of Medical Genetics, The Second Affiliated Hospital of Nanchang University, Nanchang, China
- Jiangxi Key Laboratory of Molecular Medicine, The Second Affiliated Hospital of Nanchang University, Nanchang, China
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- Department of Medical Genetics, The Second Affiliated Hospital of Nanchang University, Nanchang, China
- Jiangxi Key Laboratory of Molecular Medicine, The Second Affiliated Hospital of Nanchang University, Nanchang, China
- Correspondence: Wenfeng He
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Serra W, Vitetta G, Uliana V, Barocelli F, Barili V, Allegri I, Ardissino D, Gualandi F, Percesepe A. Severe hypertrophic cardiomyopathy in a patient with a homozygous MYH7 gene variant. Heliyon 2022; 8:e12373. [PMID: 36593836 PMCID: PMC9803765 DOI: 10.1016/j.heliyon.2022.e12373] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/04/2022] [Revised: 10/20/2022] [Accepted: 12/07/2022] [Indexed: 12/23/2022] Open
Abstract
Background Hypertrophic cardiomyopathy is an autosomal dominant disease. The main feature of this disorder is its occurrence in patients who present a left ventricular hypertrophy, unexplained by the loading conditions, usually asymmetric with greatest involvement most commonly of the interventricular septum.Case presentation During a sports medicine control, a ultrasound scan in a 17 years old patient has shown a concentric left ventricular parietal hypertrophy associated with a 23 mm mid- basal interventricular septum thickness. After genetic counselling, a positive family history for hypertrophic cardiac disease and parents' consanguineity was found. The genetic basis of the hypertrophic cardiomyopathy was investigated through a dedicated gene panel. The genetic test has revealed the presence of the variant c.3424G>A (p.Glu1142Lys) in the MYH7 gene in a homozygous state. Genotyping of the parents and of the two brothers revealed the presence of the MYH7 variant in heterozygosity in both parents and in the younger brother. In all of them, variable signs of hypertrophic cardiomyopathy were found. Conclusions Our findings report the presence of a homozygous variant in a sarcomeric gene (MYH7) which gave rise to early HCM, whereas the variant in a heterozygous state was associated to much milder cardiac phenotypes in the affected relatives. The onset and the progression of the hypertrophic cardiomyopathy in the reported family is to be referred to the presence of the variant in hetero- or homo-zygosity in a gene dosage manner.
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- Walter Serra
- Cardiology Division, University Hospital of Parma, Italy
- Corresponding author.
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- Medical Genetics Unit, University Hospital of Parma, Italy
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- Medical Genetics Unit, University Hospital of Parma, Italy
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- Medical Genetics, Department of Medicine and Surgery, University of Parma, Italy
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- Medical Genetics Service, Department of Mother and Child, University Hospital S. Anna, Ferrara, Italy
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- Medical Genetics, Department of Medicine and Surgery, University of Parma, Italy
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Bader I, Freilinger M, Landauer F, Waldmüller S, Mueller-Felber W, Rauscher C, Sperl W, Bittner RE, Schmidt WM, Mayr JA. A recurrent single-amino acid deletion (p.Glu500del) in the head domain of ß-cardiac myosin in two unrelated boys presenting with polyhydramnios, congenital axial stiffness and skeletal myopathy. Orphanet J Rare Dis 2022; 17:279. [PMID: 35854315 PMCID: PMC9295345 DOI: 10.1186/s13023-022-02421-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/16/2022] [Accepted: 06/30/2022] [Indexed: 11/10/2022] Open
Abstract
BACKGROUND Alterations in the MYH7 gene can cause cardiac and skeletal myopathies. MYH7-related skeletal myopathies are extremely rare, and the vast majority of causal variants in the MYH7 gene are predicted to alter the rod domain of the of ß-cardiac myosin molecule, resulting in distal muscle weakness as the predominant manifestation. Here we describe two unrelated patients harboring an in-frame deletion in the MYH7 gene that is predicted to result in deletion of a single amino acid (p.Glu500del) in the head domain of ß-cardiac myosin. Both patients display an unusual skeletal myopathy phenotype with congenital axial stiffness and muscular hypertonus, but no cardiac involvement. RESULTS Clinical data, MRI results and histopathological data were collected retrospectively in two unrelated boys (9 and 3.5 years old). Exome sequencing uncovered the same 3-bp in-frame deletion in exon 15 (c.1498_1500delGAG) of the MYH7 gene of both patients, a mutation which deletes a highly conserved glutamate residue (p.Glu500del) in the relay loop of the head domain of the ß-cardiac myosin heavy chain. The mutation occurred de novo in one patient, whereas mosaicism was detected in blood of the father of the second patient. Both boys presented with an unusual phenotype of prenatal polyhydramnios, congenital axial stiffness and muscular hypertonus. In one patient the phenotype evolved into an axial/proximal skeletal myopathy without distal involvement or cardiomyopathy, whereas the other patient exhibited predominantly stiffness and respiratory involvement. We review and compare all patients described in the literature who possess a variant predicted to alter the p.Glu500 residue in the ß-cardiac myosin head domain, and we provide in-silico analyses of potential effects on polypeptide function. CONCLUSION The data presented here expand the phenotypic spectrum of mutations in the MYH7 gene and have implications for future diagnostics and therapeutic approaches.
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- Ingrid Bader
- Clinical Genetics Unit, University Hospital, Salzburger Landeskliniken and Paracelsus Medical University Salzburg, 5020, Salzburg, Austria. .,University Children's Hospital, Salzburger Landeskliniken and Paracelsus Medical University Salzburg, 5020, Salzburg, Austria. .,Institute of Medical Genetics and Applied Genomics, University of Tübingen, Calwerstr. 7, 72076, Tübingen, Germany.
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- Universitätsklinik Für Kinder- Und Jugendheilkunde, Medical University of Vienna, 1090, Vienna, Austria
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- University Clinic of Orthopaedic and Trauma Surgery, SALK and Paracelsus Medical University Salzburg, 5020, Salzburg, Austria
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- Institute of Medical Genetics and Applied Genomics, University of Tübingen, Calwerstr. 7, 72076, Tübingen, Germany
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- Dr. V. Hauner Children's Hospital, Ludwig-Maximilian University of Munich, Munich, Germany
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- University Children's Hospital, Salzburger Landeskliniken and Paracelsus Medical University Salzburg, 5020, Salzburg, Austria
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- University Children's Hospital, Salzburger Landeskliniken and Paracelsus Medical University Salzburg, 5020, Salzburg, Austria
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- Neuromuscular Research Department, Center of Anatomy and Cell Biology, Medical University of Vienna, 1090, Vienna, Austria
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- Neuromuscular Research Department, Center of Anatomy and Cell Biology, Medical University of Vienna, 1090, Vienna, Austria
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- University Children's Hospital, Salzburger Landeskliniken and Paracelsus Medical University Salzburg, 5020, Salzburg, Austria
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Hesaraki M, Bora U, Pahlavan S, Salehi N, Mousavi SA, Barekat M, Rasouli SJ, Baharvand H, Ozhan G, Totonchi M. A Novel Missense Variant in Actin Binding Domain of MYH7 Is Associated With Left Ventricular Noncompaction. Front Cardiovasc Med 2022; 9:839862. [PMID: 35463789 PMCID: PMC9024299 DOI: 10.3389/fcvm.2022.839862] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/20/2021] [Accepted: 02/22/2022] [Indexed: 11/17/2022] Open
Abstract
Cardiomyopathies are a group of common heart disorders that affect numerous people worldwide. Left ventricular non-compaction (LVNC) is a structural disorder of the ventricular wall, categorized as a type of cardiomyopathy that mostly caused by genetic disorders. Genetic variations are underlying causes of developmental deformation of the heart wall and the resultant contractile insufficiency. Here, we investigated a family with several affected members exhibiting LVNC phenotype. By whole-exome sequencing (WES) of three affected members, we identified a novel heterozygous missense variant (c.1963C>A:p.Leu655Met) in the gene encoding myosin heavy chain 7 (MYH7). This gene is evolutionary conserved among different organisms. We identified MYH7 as a highly enriched myosin, compared to other types of myosin heavy chains, in skeletal and cardiac muscles. Furthermore, MYH7 was among a few classes of MYH in mouse heart that highly expresses from early embryonic to adult stages. In silico predictions showed an altered actin-myosin binding, resulting in weaker binding energy that can cause LVNC. Moreover, CRISPR/Cas9 mediated MYH7 knockout in zebrafish caused impaired cardiovascular development. Altogether, these findings provide the first evidence for involvement of p.Leu655Met missense variant in the incidence of LVNC, most probably through actin-myosin binding defects during ventricular wall morphogenesis.
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- Mahdi Hesaraki
- Department of Developmental Biology, School of Basic Sciences and Advanced Technologies in Biology, University of Science and Culture, Tehran, Iran
- Department of Stem Cells and Developmental Biology, Cell Science Research Center, Royan Institute for Stem Cell Biology and Technology, ACECR, Tehran, Iran
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- Izmir Biomedicine and Genome Center (IBG), Dokuz Eylul University Health, Izmir, Turkey
- Izmir International Biomedicine and Genome Institute (IBG-Izmir), Dokuz Eylul University, Izmir, Turkey
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- Department of Stem Cells and Developmental Biology, Cell Science Research Center, Royan Institute for Stem Cell Biology and Technology, ACECR, Tehran, Iran
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- Department of Genetics, Reproductive Biomedicine Research Center, Royan Institute for Reproductive Biomedicine, ACECR, Tehran, Iran
- School of Biological Science, Institute for Research in Fundamental Sciences (IPM), Tehran, Iran
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- Department of Stem Cells and Developmental Biology, Cell Science Research Center, Royan Institute for Stem Cell Biology and Technology, ACECR, Tehran, Iran
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- Department of Regenerative Medicine, Cell Science Research Center, Royan Institute for Stem Cell Biology and Technology, ACECR, Tehran, Iran
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- Department of Tissue Morphogenesis, Max Planck Institute for Molecular Biomedicine, Münster, Germany
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- Department of Developmental Biology, School of Basic Sciences and Advanced Technologies in Biology, University of Science and Culture, Tehran, Iran
- Department of Stem Cells and Developmental Biology, Cell Science Research Center, Royan Institute for Stem Cell Biology and Technology, ACECR, Tehran, Iran
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- Izmir Biomedicine and Genome Center (IBG), Dokuz Eylul University Health, Izmir, Turkey
- Izmir International Biomedicine and Genome Institute (IBG-Izmir), Dokuz Eylul University, Izmir, Turkey
- *Correspondence: Gunes Ozhan
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- Department of Stem Cells and Developmental Biology, Cell Science Research Center, Royan Institute for Stem Cell Biology and Technology, ACECR, Tehran, Iran
- Department of Genetics, Reproductive Biomedicine Research Center, Royan Institute for Reproductive Biomedicine, ACECR, Tehran, Iran
- School of Biological Science, Institute for Research in Fundamental Sciences (IPM), Tehran, Iran
- Mehdi Totonchi
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Suay-Corredera C, Alegre-Cebollada J. The mechanics of the heart: zooming in on hypertrophic cardiomyopathy and cMyBP-C. FEBS Lett 2022; 596:703-746. [PMID: 35224729 DOI: 10.1002/1873-3468.14301] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/15/2021] [Revised: 01/10/2022] [Accepted: 01/14/2022] [Indexed: 11/10/2022]
Abstract
Hypertrophic cardiomyopathy (HCM), a disease characterized by cardiac muscle hypertrophy and hypercontractility, is the most frequently inherited disorder of the heart. HCM is mainly caused by variants in genes encoding proteins of the sarcomere, the basic contractile unit of cardiomyocytes. The most frequently mutated among them is MYBPC3, which encodes cardiac myosin-binding protein C (cMyBP-C), a key regulator of sarcomere contraction. In this review, we summarize clinical and genetic aspects of HCM and provide updated information on the function of the healthy and HCM sarcomere, as well as on emerging therapeutic options targeting sarcomere mechanical activity. Building on what is known about cMyBP-C activity, we examine different pathogenicity drivers by which MYBPC3 variants can cause disease, focussing on protein haploinsufficiency as a common pathomechanism also in nontruncating variants. Finally, we discuss recent evidence correlating altered cMyBP-C mechanical properties with HCM development.
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Kaviarasan V, Mohammed V, Veerabathiran R. Genetic predisposition study of heart failure and its association with cardiomyopathy. Egypt Heart J 2022; 74:5. [PMID: 35061126 PMCID: PMC8782994 DOI: 10.1186/s43044-022-00240-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/07/2021] [Accepted: 01/12/2022] [Indexed: 12/12/2022] Open
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Heart failure (HF) is a clinical condition distinguished by structural and functional defects in the myocardium, which genetic and environmental factors can induce. HF is caused by various genetic factors that are both heterogeneous and complex. The incidence of HF varies depending on the definition and area, but it is calculated to be between 1 and 2% in developed countries. There are several factors associated with the progression of HF, ranging from coronary artery disease to hypertension, of which observed the most common genetic cause to be cardiomyopathy. The main objective of this study is to investigate heart failure and its association with cardiomyopathy with their genetic variants. The selected novel genes that have been linked to human inherited cardiomyopathy play a critical role in the pathogenesis and progression of HF. Research sources collected from the human gene mutation and several databases revealed that numerous genes are linked to cardiomyopathy and thus explained the hereditary influence of such a condition. Our findings support the understanding of the genetics aspect of HF and will provide more accurate evidence of the role of changing disease accuracy. Furthermore, a better knowledge of the molecular pathophysiology of genetically caused HF could contribute to the emergence of personalized therapeutics in future.
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- Vaishak Kaviarasan
- Human Cytogenetics and Genomics Laboratory, Faculty of Allied Health Sciences, Chettinad Hospital and Research Institute, Chettinad Academy of Research and Education, Kelambakkam, Tamilnadu, 603103, India
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- Human Cytogenetics and Genomics Laboratory, Faculty of Allied Health Sciences, Chettinad Hospital and Research Institute, Chettinad Academy of Research and Education, Kelambakkam, Tamilnadu, 603103, India
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- Human Cytogenetics and Genomics Laboratory, Faculty of Allied Health Sciences, Chettinad Hospital and Research Institute, Chettinad Academy of Research and Education, Kelambakkam, Tamilnadu, 603103, India.
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Yu W, Huang MM, Zhang GH, Wang W, Chen CJ, Cheng JD. Whole-exome sequencing reveals MYH7 p.R671C mutation in three different phenotypes of familial hypertrophic cardiomyopathy. Exp Ther Med 2021; 22:1002. [PMID: 34345284 PMCID: PMC8311224 DOI: 10.3892/etm.2021.10434] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/30/2020] [Accepted: 01/06/2021] [Indexed: 02/05/2023] Open
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Familial hypertrophic cardiomyopathy (HCM) is one of the most common types of genetic heart disorder and features high genetic heterogeneity. HCM is a major cause of sudden cardiac death and also an important cause of heart failure-related disability. A pedigree with suspected familial HCM was recruited for the present study to identify genetic abnormalities. HCM was confirmed by echocardiography and clinical data of the family members were collected. Genomic DNA was extracted from the peripheral blood and sequenced based on standard whole-exome sequencing (WES) protocols. Sanger sequencing was further performed to verify mutation sites and their association with HCM. WES and Sanger sequencing revealed a heterozygous missense mutation (c.2011C>T p.R671C) in myosin heavy chain 7 (MYH7) that was identified in three family members. The Arg671Cys mutation was located in exon 18 and, to the best of our knowledge, has not been previously reported in familial HCM. Furthermore, family members carrying the same mutated gene were of different sexes and clinical phenotypes. They included the proband, a 17-year-old survivor of sudden cardiac arrest with ventricular systolic dysfunction, the proband's maternal uncle, who presented with ventricular diastolic dysfunction and the proband's mother, who had no obvious clinical symptoms and did not present with cardiac dysfunction. However, echocardiology indicated that the proband's mother had an enlarged left atrium, slightly thicker right anterior wall and anterior septum and an expanded atrial septum. Therefore, HCM exhibited obvious genetic and phenotypic heterogeneity. To the best of our knowledge, the present study was the first to report such a mutation in the MYH7 gene in familial HCM. In addition, the present study demonstrated that WES is a powerful tool for identifying genetic variants in HCM.
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- Wei Yu
- Department of Internal Medicine, Xiang'an Hospital of Xiamen University, School of Medicine Xiamen University, Xiamen, Fujian 361102, P.R. China
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- Department of Cardiology, The Second Affiliated Hospital of Shantou University Medical College, Shantou, Guangdong 515041, P.R. China
- Department of Internal Medicine, The First Affiliated Hospital of Guangxi Medical University, Nanning, Guangxi 530021, P.R. China
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- Department of Pathology, Shantou University Medical College, Shantou, Guangdong 515041, P.R. China
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- Department of Cardiology, The Second Affiliated Hospital of Shantou University Medical College, Shantou, Guangdong 515041, P.R. China
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- Department of Cardiology, The Second Affiliated Hospital of Shantou University Medical College, Shantou, Guangdong 515041, P.R. China
- Correspondence to: Dr Chun-Juan Chen, Department of Cardiology, The Second Affiliated Hospital of Shantou University Medical College, 69 Dong Xia North Road, Shantou, Guangdong 515041, P.R. China
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- Department of Internal Medicine, Xiang'an Hospital of Xiamen University, School of Medicine Xiamen University, Xiamen, Fujian 361102, P.R. China
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Vera CD, Johnson CA, Walklate J, Adhikari A, Svicevic M, Mijailovich SM, Combs AC, Langer SJ, Ruppel KM, Spudich JA, Geeves MA, Leinwand LA. Myosin motor domains carrying mutations implicated in early or late onset hypertrophic cardiomyopathy have similar properties. J Biol Chem 2019; 294:17451-17462. [PMID: 31582565 DOI: 10.1074/jbc.ra119.010563] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/14/2019] [Revised: 09/18/2019] [Indexed: 02/01/2023] Open
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Hypertrophic cardiomyopathy (HCM) is a common genetic disorder characterized by left ventricular hypertrophy and cardiac hyper-contractility. Mutations in the β-cardiac myosin heavy chain gene (β-MyHC) are a major cause of HCM, but the specific mechanistic changes to myosin function that lead to this disease remain incompletely understood. Predicting the severity of any β-MyHC mutation is hindered by a lack of detailed examinations at the molecular level. Moreover, because HCM can take ≥20 years to develop, the severity of the mutations must be somewhat subtle. We hypothesized that mutations that result in early onset disease would have more severe changes in function than do later onset mutations. Here, we performed steady-state and transient kinetic analyses of myosins carrying one of seven missense mutations in the motor domain. Of these seven, four were previously identified in early onset cardiomyopathy screens. We used the parameters derived from these analyses to model the ATP-driven cross-bridge cycle. Contrary to our hypothesis, the results indicated no clear differences between early and late onset HCM mutations. Despite the lack of distinction between early and late onset HCM, the predicted occupancy of the force-holding actin·myosin·ADP complex at [Actin] = 3 K app along with the closely related duty ratio (the fraction of myosin in strongly attached force-holding states), and the measured ATPases all changed in parallel (in both sign and degree of change) compared with wildtype (WT) values. Six of the seven HCM mutations were clearly distinct from a set of previously characterized DCM mutations.
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- Carlos D Vera
- BioFrontiers Institute and Department of Molecular, Cellular and Developmental Biology, University of Colorado Boulder, Boulder, Colorado 80309
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- School of Biosciences, University of Kent, Canterbury CT2 7NJ, United Kingdom
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- School of Biosciences, University of Kent, Canterbury CT2 7NJ, United Kingdom
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- Department of Biochemistry, Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford, California 94305
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- BioFrontiers Institute and Department of Molecular, Cellular and Developmental Biology, University of Colorado Boulder, Boulder, Colorado 80309
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- BioFrontiers Institute and Department of Molecular, Cellular and Developmental Biology, University of Colorado Boulder, Boulder, Colorado 80309
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- Department of Biochemistry, Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford, California 94305
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- Department of Biochemistry, Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford, California 94305
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- School of Biosciences, University of Kent, Canterbury CT2 7NJ, United Kingdom
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- BioFrontiers Institute and Department of Molecular, Cellular and Developmental Biology, University of Colorado Boulder, Boulder, Colorado 80309
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Kissopoulou A, Trinks C, Green A, Karlsson JE, Jonasson J, Gunnarsson C. Homozygous missense MYBPC3 Pro873His mutation associated with increased risk for heart failure development in hypertrophic cardiomyopathy. ESC Heart Fail 2018; 5:716-723. [PMID: 29663722 PMCID: PMC6073032 DOI: 10.1002/ehf2.12288] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/05/2017] [Revised: 02/16/2018] [Accepted: 03/10/2018] [Indexed: 12/13/2022] Open
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Hypertrophic cardiomyopathy (HCM) is a primary autosomal‐dominant disorder of the myocardium with variable expressivity and penetrance. Occasionally, homozygous sarcomere genetic variants emerge while genotyping HCM patients. In these cases, a more severe HCM phenotype is generally seen. Here, we report a case of HCM that was diagnosed clinically at 39 years of age. Initial symptoms were shortness of breath during exertion. Successively, he developed a wide array of severe clinical manifestations, which progressed to an ominous end‐stage heart failure that resulted in heart transplantation. Genotype analysis revealed a missense MYBPC3 variant NM_000256.3:c.2618C>A,p.(Pro873His) that presented in the homozygous form. Conflicting interpretations of pathogenicity have been reported for the Pro873His MYBPC3 variant described here. Our patient, presenting with two copies of the variant and devoid of a normal allele, progressed to end‐stage heart failure, which supports the notion of a deleterious effect of this variant in the homozygous form.
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- Antheia Kissopoulou
- Department of Internal Medicine, County Council of Jönköping, Jönköping, Sweden.,Department of Medical and Health Sciences, Faculty of Health Sciences, Linköping University, Linköping, Sweden
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- Department of Clinical Genetics, Department of Clinical and Experimental Medicine, Linköping University, Linköping, Sweden
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- Department of Clinical Genetics, Department of Clinical and Experimental Medicine, Linköping University, Linköping, Sweden
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- Department of Internal Medicine, County Council of Jönköping, Jönköping, Sweden.,Department of Medical and Health Sciences, Faculty of Health Sciences, Linköping University, Linköping, Sweden
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- Department of Clinical Genetics, Department of Clinical and Experimental Medicine, Linköping University, Linköping, Sweden
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- Department of Clinical Genetics, Department of Clinical and Experimental Medicine, Linköping University, Linköping, Sweden.,Centre for Rare Diseases in South East Region of Sweden, Linköping University, Linköping, Sweden
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Clinical outcomes associated with sarcomere mutations in hypertrophic cardiomyopathy: a meta-analysis on 7675 individuals. Clin Res Cardiol 2017; 107:30-41. [PMID: 28840316 DOI: 10.1007/s00392-017-1155-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 89] [Impact Index Per Article: 12.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/29/2017] [Accepted: 08/17/2017] [Indexed: 12/13/2022]
Abstract
BACKGROUND Hypertrophic cardiomyopathy (HCM) is the most common genetic cardiovascular disease, which goes along with increased risk for sudden cardiac death (SCD). Despite the knowledge about the different causal genes, the relationship between individual genotypes and phenotypes is incomplete. METHODS AND RESULTS We retrieved PubMed/Medline literatures on genotype-phenotype associations in patients with HCM and mutations in MYBPC3, MYH7, TNNT2, and TNNI3. Altogether, 51 studies with 7675 HCM patients were included in our meta-analysis. The average frequency of mutations in MYBPC3 (20%) and MYH7 (14%) was higher than TNNT2 and TNNI3 (2% each). The mean age of HCM onset for MYH7 mutation positive patients was the beginning of the fourth decade, significantly earlier than patients without sarcomeric mutations. A high male proportion was observed in TNNT2 (69%), MYBPC3 (62%) and mutation negative group (64%). Cardiac conduction disease, ventricular arrhythmia and heart transplantation (HTx) rate were higher in HCM patients with MYH7 mutations in comparison to MYBPC3 (p < 0.05). Furthermore, SCD was significantly higher in patients with sarcomeric mutations (p < 0.01). CONCLUSION A pooled dataset and a comprehensive genotype-phenotype analysis show that the age at disease onset of HCM patients with MYH7 is earlier and leads to a more severe phenotype than in patient without such mutations. Furthermore, patients with sarcomeric mutations are more susceptible to SCD. The present study further supports the clinical interpretation of sarcomeric mutations in HCM patients.
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Toib A, Zhang C, Borghetti G, Zhang X, Wallner M, Yang Y, Troupes CD, Kubo H, Sharp TE, Feldsott E, Berretta RM, Zalavadia N, Trappanese DM, Harper S, Gross P, Chen X, Mohsin S, Houser SR. Remodeling of repolarization and arrhythmia susceptibility in a myosin-binding protein C knockout mouse model. Am J Physiol Heart Circ Physiol 2017. [PMID: 28646025 DOI: 10.1152/ajpheart.00167.2017] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/16/2022]
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Hypertrophic cardiomyopathy (HCM) is one of the most common genetic cardiac diseases and among the leading causes of sudden cardiac death (SCD) in the young. The cellular mechanisms leading to SCD in HCM are not well known. Prolongation of the action potential (AP) duration (APD) is a common feature predisposing hypertrophied hearts to SCD. Previous studies have explored the roles of inward Na+ and Ca2+ in the development of HCM, but the role of repolarizing K+ currents has not been defined. The objective of this study was to characterize the arrhythmogenic phenotype and cellular electrophysiological properties of mice with HCM, induced by myosin-binding protein C (MyBPC) knockout (KO), and to test the hypothesis that remodeling of repolarizing K+ currents causes APD prolongation in MyBPC KO myocytes. We demonstrated that MyBPC KO mice developed severe hypertrophy and cardiac dysfunction compared with wild-type (WT) control mice. Telemetric electrocardiographic recordings of awake mice revealed prolongation of the corrected QT interval in the KO compared with WT control mice, with overt ventricular arrhythmias. Whole cell current- and voltage-clamp experiments comparing KO with WT mice demonstrated ventricular myocyte hypertrophy, AP prolongation, and decreased repolarizing K+ currents. Quantitative RT-PCR analysis revealed decreased mRNA levels of several key K+ channel subunits. In conclusion, decrease in repolarizing K+ currents in MyBPC KO ventricular myocytes contributes to AP and corrected QT interval prolongation and could account for the arrhythmia susceptibility.NEW & NOTEWORTHY Ventricular myocytes isolated from the myosin-binding protein C knockout hypertrophic cardiomyopathy mouse model demonstrate decreased repolarizing K+ currents and action potential and QT interval prolongation, linking cellular repolarization abnormalities with arrhythmia susceptibility and the risk for sudden cardiac death in hypertrophic cardiomyopathy.
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- Amir Toib
- Section of Pediatric Cardiology, St. Christopher's Hospital for Children and Department of Pediatrics, Drexel University College of Medicine, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; and.,Cardiovascular Research Center and Department of Physiology, Lewis Katz School of Medicine, Temple University, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
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- Cardiovascular Research Center and Department of Physiology, Lewis Katz School of Medicine, Temple University, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
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- Cardiovascular Research Center and Department of Physiology, Lewis Katz School of Medicine, Temple University, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
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- Cardiovascular Research Center and Department of Physiology, Lewis Katz School of Medicine, Temple University, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
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- Cardiovascular Research Center and Department of Physiology, Lewis Katz School of Medicine, Temple University, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
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- Cardiovascular Research Center and Department of Physiology, Lewis Katz School of Medicine, Temple University, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
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- Cardiovascular Research Center and Department of Physiology, Lewis Katz School of Medicine, Temple University, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
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- Cardiovascular Research Center and Department of Physiology, Lewis Katz School of Medicine, Temple University, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
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- Cardiovascular Research Center and Department of Physiology, Lewis Katz School of Medicine, Temple University, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
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- Cardiovascular Research Center and Department of Physiology, Lewis Katz School of Medicine, Temple University, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
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- Cardiovascular Research Center and Department of Physiology, Lewis Katz School of Medicine, Temple University, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
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- Cardiovascular Research Center and Department of Physiology, Lewis Katz School of Medicine, Temple University, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
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- Cardiovascular Research Center and Department of Physiology, Lewis Katz School of Medicine, Temple University, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
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- Cardiovascular Research Center and Department of Physiology, Lewis Katz School of Medicine, Temple University, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
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- Cardiovascular Research Center and Department of Physiology, Lewis Katz School of Medicine, Temple University, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
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- Cardiovascular Research Center and Department of Physiology, Lewis Katz School of Medicine, Temple University, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
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- Cardiovascular Research Center and Department of Physiology, Lewis Katz School of Medicine, Temple University, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
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- Cardiovascular Research Center and Department of Physiology, Lewis Katz School of Medicine, Temple University, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
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Fourey D, Care M, Siminovitch KA, Weissler-Snir A, Hindieh W, Chan RH, Gollob MH, Rakowski H, Adler A. Prevalence and Clinical Implication of Double Mutations in Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2017; 10:CIRCGENETICS.116.001685. [DOI: 10.1161/circgenetics.116.001685] [Citation(s) in RCA: 30] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/24/2016] [Accepted: 02/07/2017] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
Abstract
Background—
Available data suggests that double mutations in patients with hypertrophic cardiomyopathy are not rare and are associated with a more severe phenotype. Most of this data, however, is based on noncontemporary variant classification.
Methods and Results—
Clinical data of all hypertrophic cardiomyopathy patients with 2 rare genetic variants were retrospectively reviewed and compared with a group of patients with a single disease-causing variant. Furthermore, a literature search was performed for all studies with information on prevalence and outcome of patients with double mutations. Classification of genetic variants was reanalyzed according to current guidelines. In our cohort (n=1411), 9% of gene-positive patients had 2 rare variants in sarcomeric genes but only in 1 case (0.4%) were both variants classified as pathogenic. Patients with 2 rare variants had a trend toward younger age at presentation when compared with patients with a single mutation. All other clinical variables were similar. In data pooled from cohort studies in the literature, 8% of gene-positive patients were published to have double mutations. However, after reanalysis of reported variants, this prevalence diminished to 0.4%. All patients with 2 radical mutations in
MYBPC3
in the literature had severe disease with death or heart transplant during the first year of life. Data on other specific genotype–phenotype correlations were scarce.
Conclusions—
Double mutations in patients with hypertrophic cardiomyopathy are much less common than previously estimated. With the exception of double radical
MYBPC3
mutations, there is little data to guide clinical decision making in cases with double mutations.
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- Dana Fourey
- From the Division of Cardiology, Peter Munk Cardiac Centre, Toronto General Hospital, Toronto, Ontario, Canada (D.F., A.W.-S., W.H., R.H.C., M.H.G., H.R., A.A.); Fred A. Litwin & Family Center in Genetic Medicine, Mount Sinai Hospital, Toronto, Ontario, Canada (M.C., K.A.S.)
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- From the Division of Cardiology, Peter Munk Cardiac Centre, Toronto General Hospital, Toronto, Ontario, Canada (D.F., A.W.-S., W.H., R.H.C., M.H.G., H.R., A.A.); Fred A. Litwin & Family Center in Genetic Medicine, Mount Sinai Hospital, Toronto, Ontario, Canada (M.C., K.A.S.)
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- From the Division of Cardiology, Peter Munk Cardiac Centre, Toronto General Hospital, Toronto, Ontario, Canada (D.F., A.W.-S., W.H., R.H.C., M.H.G., H.R., A.A.); Fred A. Litwin & Family Center in Genetic Medicine, Mount Sinai Hospital, Toronto, Ontario, Canada (M.C., K.A.S.)
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- From the Division of Cardiology, Peter Munk Cardiac Centre, Toronto General Hospital, Toronto, Ontario, Canada (D.F., A.W.-S., W.H., R.H.C., M.H.G., H.R., A.A.); Fred A. Litwin & Family Center in Genetic Medicine, Mount Sinai Hospital, Toronto, Ontario, Canada (M.C., K.A.S.)
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- From the Division of Cardiology, Peter Munk Cardiac Centre, Toronto General Hospital, Toronto, Ontario, Canada (D.F., A.W.-S., W.H., R.H.C., M.H.G., H.R., A.A.); Fred A. Litwin & Family Center in Genetic Medicine, Mount Sinai Hospital, Toronto, Ontario, Canada (M.C., K.A.S.)
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- From the Division of Cardiology, Peter Munk Cardiac Centre, Toronto General Hospital, Toronto, Ontario, Canada (D.F., A.W.-S., W.H., R.H.C., M.H.G., H.R., A.A.); Fred A. Litwin & Family Center in Genetic Medicine, Mount Sinai Hospital, Toronto, Ontario, Canada (M.C., K.A.S.)
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- From the Division of Cardiology, Peter Munk Cardiac Centre, Toronto General Hospital, Toronto, Ontario, Canada (D.F., A.W.-S., W.H., R.H.C., M.H.G., H.R., A.A.); Fred A. Litwin & Family Center in Genetic Medicine, Mount Sinai Hospital, Toronto, Ontario, Canada (M.C., K.A.S.)
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- From the Division of Cardiology, Peter Munk Cardiac Centre, Toronto General Hospital, Toronto, Ontario, Canada (D.F., A.W.-S., W.H., R.H.C., M.H.G., H.R., A.A.); Fred A. Litwin & Family Center in Genetic Medicine, Mount Sinai Hospital, Toronto, Ontario, Canada (M.C., K.A.S.)
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- From the Division of Cardiology, Peter Munk Cardiac Centre, Toronto General Hospital, Toronto, Ontario, Canada (D.F., A.W.-S., W.H., R.H.C., M.H.G., H.R., A.A.); Fred A. Litwin & Family Center in Genetic Medicine, Mount Sinai Hospital, Toronto, Ontario, Canada (M.C., K.A.S.)
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Jaafar N, Gómez J, Kammoun I, Zairi I, Amara WB, Kachboura S, Kraiem S, Hammami M, Iglesias S, Alonso B, Coto E. Spectrum of Mutations in Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy Genes Among Tunisian Patients. Genet Test Mol Biomarkers 2016; 20:674-679. [PMID: 27574918 DOI: 10.1089/gtmb.2016.0187] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/14/2023] Open
Abstract
BACKGROUND Hypertrophic cardiomyopathy (HCM) is a common cardiac genetic disorder associated with heart failure and sudden death. Mutations in the cardiac sarcomere genes are found in approximately half of HCM patients and are more common among cases with a family history of the disease. Data about the mutational spectrum of the sarcomeric genes in HCM patients from Northern Africa are limited. The population of Tunisia is particularly interesting due to its Berber genetic background. As founder mutations have been reported in other disorders. METHODS We performed semiconductor chip (Ion Torrent PGM) next generation sequencing of the nine main sarcomeric genes (MYH7, MYBPC3, TNNT2, TNNI3, ACTC1, TNNC1, MYL2, MYL3, TPM1) as well as the recently identified as an HCM gene, FLNC, in 45 Tunisian HCM patients. RESULTS We found sarcomere gene polymorphisms in 12 patients (27%), with MYBPC3 and MYH7 representing 83% (10/12) of the mutations. One patient was homozygous for a new MYL3 mutation and two were double MYBPC3 + MYH7 mutation carriers. Screening of the FLNC gene identified three new mutations, which points to FLNC mutations as an important cause of HCM among Tunisians. CONCLUSION The mutational background of HCM in Tunisia is heterogeneous. Unlike other Mendelian disorders, there were no highly prevalent mutations that could explain most of the cases. Our study also suggested that FLNC mutations may play a role on the risk for HCM among Tunisians.
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- Nawel Jaafar
- 1 Biochemistry Laboratory LR12ES05 "Nutrition-Functional Food & Vascular Health," USCR Mass Spectrometry, Faculty of Medicine, University of Monastir , Monastir, Tunisia
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- 2 Unidad de Referencia de Cardiopatías Familiares-HUCA, Genética Molecular y Cardiología, Hospital Universitario Central Asturias , Oviedo, Spain
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- 3 Department of Cardiology, Abderrahmen Mami Hospital , Tunis, Tunisia
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- 4 Department of Cardiology, Habib Thameur Hospital , Tunis, Tunisia
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- 3 Department of Cardiology, Abderrahmen Mami Hospital , Tunis, Tunisia
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- 3 Department of Cardiology, Abderrahmen Mami Hospital , Tunis, Tunisia
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- 4 Department of Cardiology, Habib Thameur Hospital , Tunis, Tunisia
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- 1 Biochemistry Laboratory LR12ES05 "Nutrition-Functional Food & Vascular Health," USCR Mass Spectrometry, Faculty of Medicine, University of Monastir , Monastir, Tunisia
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- 2 Unidad de Referencia de Cardiopatías Familiares-HUCA, Genética Molecular y Cardiología, Hospital Universitario Central Asturias , Oviedo, Spain
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- 2 Unidad de Referencia de Cardiopatías Familiares-HUCA, Genética Molecular y Cardiología, Hospital Universitario Central Asturias , Oviedo, Spain
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- 2 Unidad de Referencia de Cardiopatías Familiares-HUCA, Genética Molecular y Cardiología, Hospital Universitario Central Asturias , Oviedo, Spain .,5 Departamento de Medicina, Universidad de Oviedo , Oviedo, Spain
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Cryo-EM structure of a human cytoplasmic actomyosin complex at near-atomic resolution. Nature 2016; 534:724-8. [PMID: 27324845 DOI: 10.1038/nature18295] [Citation(s) in RCA: 169] [Impact Index Per Article: 21.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/16/2016] [Accepted: 04/29/2016] [Indexed: 12/12/2022]
Abstract
The interaction of myosin with actin filaments is the central feature of muscle contraction and cargo movement along actin filaments of the cytoskeleton. The energy for these movements is generated during a complex mechanochemical reaction cycle. Crystal structures of myosin in different states have provided important structural insights into the myosin motor cycle when myosin is detached from F-actin. The difficulty of obtaining diffracting crystals, however, has prevented structure determination by crystallography of actomyosin complexes. Thus, although structural models exist of F-actin in complex with various myosins, a high-resolution structure of the F-actin–myosin complex is missing. Here, using electron cryomicroscopy, we present the structure of a human rigor actomyosin complex at an average resolution of 3.9 Å. The structure reveals details of the actomyosin interface, which is mainly stabilized by hydrophobic interactions. The negatively charged amino (N) terminus of actin interacts with a conserved basic motif in loop 2 of myosin, promoting cleft closure in myosin. Surprisingly, the overall structure of myosin is similar to rigor-like myosin structures in the absence of F-actin, indicating that F-actin binding induces only minimal conformational changes in myosin. A comparison with pre-powerstroke and intermediate (Pi-release) states of myosin allows us to discuss the general mechanism of myosin binding to F-actin. Our results serve as a strong foundation for the molecular understanding of cytoskeletal diseases, such as autosomal dominant hearing loss and diseases affecting skeletal and cardiac muscles, in particular nemaline myopathy and hypertrophic cardiomyopathy.
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Wang J, Wang Y, Zou Y, Sun K, Wang Z, Ding H, Yuan J, Wei W, Hou Q, Wang H, Liu X, Zhang H, Ji Y, Zhou X, Sharma RK, Wang D, Ahmad F, Hui R, Song L. Malignant effects of multiple rare variants in sarcomere genes on the prognosis of patients with hypertrophic cardiomyopathy. Eur J Heart Fail 2014; 16:950-7. [PMID: 25132132 DOI: 10.1002/ejhf.144] [Citation(s) in RCA: 45] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/04/2014] [Accepted: 06/13/2014] [Indexed: 11/06/2022] Open
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AIMS Although genetic testing has been recommended in patients with hypertrophic cardiomyopathy (HCM) in current clinical practice, its utility in prognostic prediction remains to be ascertained. We assessed the dosage effect of rare variants in sarcomere genes on the long-term outcomes of HCM. METHODS AND RESULTS A total of 529 unrelated HCM patients were prospectively recruited and followed for 4.7 ± 3.2 years. Eight sarcomere genes were screened with targeted resequencing and identified variants were validated through Sanger sequencing. After polymorphisms and likely neutral rare variants were excluded, the patients were segregated into three groups based on the dosage of rare variants: no rare variant, a single rare variant, and multiple rare variants. Multiple rare variants were identified in 7.2% (38/529) of the study patients. Patients with multiple rare variants were younger at diagnosis, and had greater maximum LV wall thicknesses and larger left atria. The risk for cardiovascular death in patients with multiple rare variants was higher than in those without rare variants (P =10⁻⁵) or in those with a single rare variant (P = 2 × 10⁻⁵). Multivariable analysis revealed that multiple rare variants were a risk factor for cardiovascular death [hazard ratio (HR) 3.74, 95% confidence interval (CI) 1.84-7.58, P = 0.0003], as well as sudden cardiac death (HR 3.57, 95% CI 1.23-10.35, P = 0.019) and heart failure-related death (HR 4.62, 95% CI 1.67-12.76, P = 0.003). CONCLUSIONS The presence of multiple rare variants in sarcomere genes is a risk factor for malignant outcomes in HCM, and may be appropriate to consider as a criterion in the risk stratification of HCM patients.
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- Jizheng Wang
- State Key Laboratory of Cardiovascular Diseases, Fuwai Hospital, National Center for Cardiovascular Disease, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences and Peking Union Medical College, Beijing, China
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Lopes LR, Rahman MS, Elliott PM. A systematic review and meta-analysis of genotype-phenotype associations in patients with hypertrophic cardiomyopathy caused by sarcomeric protein mutations. Heart 2013; 99:1800-11. [PMID: 23674365 DOI: 10.1136/heartjnl-2013-303939] [Citation(s) in RCA: 140] [Impact Index Per Article: 12.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/04/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND The genetic basis of familial hypertrophic cardiomyopathy (HCM) is well described, but the relation between genotype and clinical phenotype is still poorly characterised. OBJECTIVE To summarise and critically review the current literature on genotype-phenotype associations in patients with HCM and to perform a meta-analysis on selected clinical features. DATA SOURCES PubMed/Medline was searched up to January 2013. Retrieved articles were checked for additional publications. SELECTION CRITERIA Observational, cross-sectional and prospectively designed English language human studies that analysed the relationship between the presence of mutations in sarcomeric protein genes and clinical parameters. DATA EXTRACTION AND ANALYSIS The pooled analysis was confined to studies reporting on cohorts of unrelated and consecutive patients in which at least two sarcomere genes were sequenced. A random effect meta-regression model was used to determine the overall prevalence of predefined clinical features: age at presentation, gender, family history of HCM, family history of sudden cardiac death (SCD), and maximum left ventricular wall thickness (MLVWT). The I(2) statistic was used to estimate the proportion of total variability in the prevalence data attributable to the heterogeneity between studies. RESULTS Eighteen publications (corresponding to a total of 2459 patients) were selected for the pooled analysis. The presence of any sarcomere gene mutation was associated with a younger age at presentation (38.4 vs 46.0 years, p<0.0005), a family history of HCM (50.6% vs 23.1%, p<0.0005), a family history of SCD (27.0% vs 14.9%, p<0.0005) and greater MLVWT (21.0 vs 19.3 mm, p=0.03). There were no differences when the two most frequently affected genes, MYBPC3 and MYH7, were compared. A total of 53 family studies were also included in the review. These were characterised by pronounced variability and the majority of studies reporting on outcomes analysed small cross-sectional cohorts and were unsuitable for pooled analyses. CONCLUSIONS The presence of a mutation in any sarcomere gene is associated with a number of clinical features. The heterogeneous nature of the disease and the inconsistency of study design precludes the establishment of more precise genotype-phenotype relationships. Large scale studies examining the relation between genotype, disease severity, and prognosis are required.
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- Luís R Lopes
- Institute of Cardiovascular Science, University College London, , London, UK
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Lopes LR, Zekavati A, Syrris P, Hubank M, Giambartolomei C, Dalageorgou C, Jenkins S, McKenna W, Plagnol V, Elliott PM. Genetic complexity in hypertrophic cardiomyopathy revealed by high-throughput sequencing. J Med Genet 2013; 50:228-39. [PMID: 23396983 PMCID: PMC3607113 DOI: 10.1136/jmedgenet-2012-101270] [Citation(s) in RCA: 157] [Impact Index Per Article: 14.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/14/2022]
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Background Clinical interpretation of the large number of rare variants identified by high throughput sequencing (HTS) technologies is challenging. The aim of this study was to explore the clinical implications of a HTS strategy for patients with hypertrophic cardiomyopathy (HCM) using a targeted HTS methodology and workflow developed for patients with a range of inherited cardiovascular diseases. By comparing the sequencing results with published findings and with sequence data from a large-scale exome sequencing screen of UK individuals, we sought to quantify the strength of the evidence supporting causality for detected candidate variants. Methods and results 223 unrelated patients with HCM (46±15 years at diagnosis, 74% males) were studied. In order to analyse coding, intronic and regulatory regions of 41 cardiovascular genes, we used solution-based sequence capture followed by massive parallel resequencing on Illumina GAIIx. Average read-depth in the 2.1 Mb target region was 120. Rare (frequency<0.5%) non-synonymous, loss-of-function and splice-site variants were defined as candidates. Excluding titin, we identified 152 distinct candidate variants in sarcomeric or associated genes (89 novel) in 143 patients (64%). Four sarcomeric genes (MYH7, MYBPC3, TNNI3, TNNT2) showed an excess of rare single non-synonymous single-nucleotide polymorphisms (nsSNPs) in cases compared to controls. The estimated probability that a nsSNP in these genes is pathogenic varied between 57% and near certainty depending on the location. We detected an additional 94 candidate variants (73 novel) in desmosomal, and ion-channel genes in 96 patients (43%). Conclusions This study provides the first large-scale quantitative analysis of the prevalence of sarcomere protein gene variants in patients with HCM using HTS technology. Inclusion of other genes implicated in inherited cardiac disease identifies a large number of non-synonymous rare variants of unknown clinical significance.
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- Luis R Lopes
- The Heart Hospital, 16-18 Westmoreland Street, London W1G 8PH, UK.
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Behrmann E, Müller M, Penczek PA, Mannherz HG, Manstein DJ, Raunser S. Structure of the rigor actin-tropomyosin-myosin complex. Cell 2012; 150:327-38. [PMID: 22817895 DOI: 10.1016/j.cell.2012.05.037] [Citation(s) in RCA: 267] [Impact Index Per Article: 22.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/20/2012] [Revised: 03/13/2012] [Accepted: 05/20/2012] [Indexed: 01/13/2023]
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Regulation of myosin and filamentous actin interaction by tropomyosin is a central feature of contractile events in muscle and nonmuscle cells. However, little is known about molecular interactions within the complex and the trajectory of tropomyosin movement between its "open" and "closed" positions on the actin filament. Here, we report the 8 Å resolution structure of the rigor (nucleotide-free) actin-tropomyosin-myosin complex determined by cryo-electron microscopy. The pseudoatomic model of the complex, obtained from fitting crystal structures into the map, defines the large interface involving two adjacent actin monomers and one tropomyosin pseudorepeat per myosin contact. Severe forms of hereditary myopathies are linked to mutations that critically perturb this interface. Myosin binding results in a 23 Å shift of tropomyosin along actin. Complex domain motions occur in myosin, but not in actin. Based on our results, we propose a structural model for the tropomyosin-dependent modulation of myosin binding to actin.
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- Elmar Behrmann
- Department of Physical Biochemistry, Max Planck Institute of Molecular Physiology, 44227 Dortmund, Germany
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Wolfram JA, Lesnefsky EJ, Hoit BD, Smith MA, Lee HG. Therapeutic potential of c-Myc inhibition in the treatment of hypertrophic cardiomyopathy. Ther Adv Chronic Dis 2011; 2:133-44. [PMID: 21858245 DOI: 10.1177/2040622310393059] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/17/2022] Open
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Investigating the pathophysiological importance of the molecular and mechanical development of cardiomyopathy is critical to find new and broader means of protection against this disease that is increasing in prevalence and impact. The current available treatment options for cardiomyopathy mainly focus on treating symptoms and strive to make the patient more comfortable while preventing progression of disease and sudden death. The proto-oncogene c-Myc (Myc) has been shown to be increased in many different types of heart disease, including hypertrophic cardiomyopathy, before any signs of the disease are present. As the mechanisms of action and multiple pathways of dependent actions of Myc are being dissected by many research groups, inhibition of Myc is becoming an attractive paradigm for prevention and treatment of cardiomyopathy and heart failure. Elucidating the role Myc plays in the development, propagation and perpetuation of cardiomyopathy and heart failure will one day translate into potential therapeutics for cardiomyopathy.
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- Julie A Wolfram
- Department of Pathology, Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, OH, USA
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Hypertrophic cardiomyopathy (HCM) is the most common inherited cardiac disorder. This autosomal dominant condition is defined by left ventricular hypertrophy and associated with functional limitation and premature death. In fact, many individuals are asymptomatic and the annual mortality in most modern series is 1% or less. However, severe symptoms may develop at any age, and the risk of premature death from arrhythmia, stroke, and progressive systolic impairment may complicate asymptomatic disease. The clinical management of patients with HCM therefore encompasses (1) genetic counseling including discussion of indications for genetic testing and cascade family screening, (2) assessment of prognostic risk from ventricular arrhythmia, stroke, and heart failure, and (3) symptom management. This article describes the interventional treatments in the management of severe symptoms associated with left ventricular outflow tract obstruction (LVOTO).
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- Saidi A Mohiddin
- The Heart Muscle Disease Clinic, London Chest Hospital, Barts and The London NHS Trust, London, UK.
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Millat G, Chanavat V, Créhalet H, Rousson R. Development of a high resolution melting method for the detection of genetic variations in hypertrophic cardiomyopathy. Clin Chim Acta 2010; 411:1983-91. [PMID: 20800588 DOI: 10.1016/j.cca.2010.08.017] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/05/2010] [Revised: 08/10/2010] [Accepted: 08/10/2010] [Indexed: 01/09/2023]
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BACKGROUND Hypertrophic cardiomyopathy (HCM) is the most common genetic cardiac disease affecting 1 in 500 people. Due to large cohorts to investigate, the number of disease-causing genes, the size of the 2 prevalent mutated genes, and the presence of a large spectrum of private mutations, mutational screening must be performed using an extremely sensitive and specific scanning method. METHODS High Resolution Melting (HRM) analysis was developed for prevalent HCM-causing genes (MYBPC3, MYH7, TNNT2, and TNNI3) using control DNAs and DNAs carrying previously identified gene variants. A cohort of 34 HCM patients was further blindly screened. To evaluate HRM sensitivity, this cohort was also screened using an optimized DHPLC methodology. RESULTS All gene variants detected by DHPLC were also readily identified as abnormal by HRM analysis. Mutational screening of a cohort of 34 HCM cases led to identification of 19 mutated alleles. Complete molecular investigation was completed two times faster and cheaper than using DHPLC strategy. CONCLUSIONS HRM analysis represents an inexpensive, highly sensitive and high-throughput method to allow identification of mutations in the coding sequences of prevalent HCM genes. Identification of more HCM mutations will provide new insights into genotype/phenotype relationships and will allow a better knowledge of the HCM physiopathology.
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- Gilles Millat
- Laboratoire de Cardiogénétique Moléculaire, Centre de Biologie et Pathologie Est, Hospices Civils de Lyon, Lyon, France.
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Kelly M, Semsarian C. Multiple mutations in genetic cardiovascular disease: a marker of disease severity? ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2010; 2:182-90. [PMID: 20031583 DOI: 10.1161/circgenetics.108.836478] [Citation(s) in RCA: 131] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/06/2023]
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- Matthew Kelly
- Agnes Ginges Centre for Molecular Cardiology, Centenary Institute, Newtown, Sydney, NSW 2042, Australia
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Davis J, Metzger JM. Combinatorial effects of double cardiomyopathy mutant alleles in rodent myocytes: a predictive cellular model of myofilament dysregulation in disease. PLoS One 2010; 5:e9140. [PMID: 20161772 PMCID: PMC2818843 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0009140] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/16/2009] [Accepted: 01/19/2010] [Indexed: 12/05/2022] Open
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Inherited cardiomyopathy (CM) represents a diverse group of cardiac muscle diseases that present with a broad spectrum of symptoms ranging from benign to highly malignant. Contributing to this genetic complexity and clinical heterogeneity is the emergence of a cohort of patients that are double or compound heterozygotes who have inherited two different CM mutant alleles in the same or different sarcomeric gene. These patients typically have early disease onset with worse clinical outcomes. Little experimental attention has been directed towards elucidating the physiologic basis of double CM mutations at the cellular-molecular level. Here, dual gene transfer to isolated adult rat cardiac myocytes was used to determine the primary effects of co-expressing two different CM-linked mutant proteins on intact cardiac myocyte contractile physiology. Dual expression of two CM mutants, that alone moderately increase myofilament activation, tropomyosin mutant A63V and cardiac troponin mutant R146G, were shown to additively slow myocyte relaxation beyond either mutant studied in isolation. These results were qualitatively similar to a combination of moderate and strong activating CM mutant alleles alphaTmA63V and cTnI R193H, which approached a functional threshold. Interestingly, a combination of a CM myofilament deactivating mutant, troponin C G159D, together with an activating mutant, cTnIR193H, produced a hybrid phenotype that blunted the strong activating phenotype of cTnIR193H alone. This is evidence of neutralizing effects of activating/deactivating mutant alleles in combination. Taken together, this combinatorial mutant allele functional analysis lends molecular insight into disease severity and forms the foundation for a predictive model to deconstruct the myriad of possible CM double mutations in presenting patients.
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- Jennifer Davis
- Department of Integrative Biology and Physiology, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States of America
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- Department of Integrative Biology and Physiology, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States of America
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Bloemink MJ, Dambacher CM, Knowles AF, Melkani GC, Geeves MA, Bernstein SI. Alternative exon 9-encoded relay domains affect more than one communication pathway in the Drosophila myosin head. J Mol Biol 2009; 389:707-21. [PMID: 19393244 DOI: 10.1016/j.jmb.2009.04.036] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/18/2008] [Revised: 04/15/2009] [Accepted: 04/17/2009] [Indexed: 11/20/2022]
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We investigated the biochemical and biophysical properties of one of the four alternative regions within the Drosophila myosin catalytic domain: the relay domain encoded by exon 9. This domain of the myosin head transmits conformational changes in the nucleotide-binding pocket to the converter domain, which is crucial to coupling catalytic activity with mechanical movement of the lever arm. To study the function of this region, we used chimeric myosins (IFI-9b and EMB-9a), which were generated by exchange of the exon 9-encoded domains between the native embryonic body wall (EMB) and indirect flight muscle isoforms (IFI). Kinetic measurements show that exchange of the exon 9-encoded region alters the kinetic properties of the myosin S1 head. This is reflected in reduced values for ATP-induced actomyosin dissociation rate constant (K(1)k(+2)) and ADP affinity (K(AD)), measured for the chimeric constructs IFI-9b and EMB-9a, compared to wild-type IFI and EMB values. Homology models indicate that, in addition to affecting the communication pathway between the nucleotide-binding pocket and the converter domain, exchange of the relay domains between IFI and EMB affects the communication pathway between the nucleotide-binding pocket and the actin-binding site in the lower 50-kDa domain (loop 2). These results suggest an important role of the relay domain in the regulation of actomyosin cross-bridge kinetics.
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- Marieke J Bloemink
- Department of Biosciences, University of Kent, Canterbury, Kent CT2 7NJ, UK
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Davis J, Westfall MV, Townsend D, Blankinship M, Herron TJ, Guerrero-Serna G, Wang W, Devaney E, Metzger JM. Designing heart performance by gene transfer. Physiol Rev 2008; 88:1567-651. [PMID: 18923190 DOI: 10.1152/physrev.00039.2007] [Citation(s) in RCA: 39] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/14/2022] Open
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The birth of molecular cardiology can be traced to the development and implementation of high-fidelity genetic approaches for manipulating the heart. Recombinant viral vector-based technology offers a highly effective approach to genetically engineer cardiac muscle in vitro and in vivo. This review highlights discoveries made in cardiac muscle physiology through the use of targeted viral-mediated genetic modification. Here the history of cardiac gene transfer technology and the strengths and limitations of viral and nonviral vectors for gene delivery are reviewed. A comprehensive account is given of the application of gene transfer technology for studying key cardiac muscle targets including Ca(2+) handling, the sarcomere, the cytoskeleton, and signaling molecules and their posttranslational modifications. The primary objective of this review is to provide a thorough analysis of gene transfer studies for understanding cardiac physiology in health and disease. By comparing results obtained from gene transfer with those obtained from transgenesis and biophysical and biochemical methodologies, this review provides a global view of cardiac structure-function with an eye towards future areas of research. The data presented here serve as a basis for discovery of new therapeutic targets for remediation of acquired and inherited cardiac diseases.
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- Jennifer Davis
- Department of Integrative Biology and Physiology, University of Minnesota Medical School, Minneapolis, Minnesota 55455, USA
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Tsoutsman T, Bagnall RD, Semsarian C. Impact of multiple gene mutations in determining the severity of cardiomyopathy and heart failure. Clin Exp Pharmacol Physiol 2008; 35:1349-57. [PMID: 18761664 DOI: 10.1111/j.1440-1681.2008.05037.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 33] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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1. Familial hypertrophic cardiomyopathy (FHC) is a primary cardiac disorder characterized by myocardial hypertrophy that demonstrates substantial diversity in both genetic causes and clinical manifestations. 2. Clinical heterogeneity can be explained by the causative gene (at least 13 have been identified to date), the position of the amino acid residue affected by a mutation within the protein (over 450 mutations have been reported to date) and modifying genetic and environmental factors. 3. Multiple mutations are found in up to 5% of human FHC cases, who typically present with a more severe phenotype compared with single-mutation carriers (i.e. earlier onset of disease, greater left ventricular hypertrophy and a higher incidence of sudden cardiac death events). 4. Multiple mutations usually involve MYH7, MYBPC3 and, to a lesser extent, TNNI2, reflecting the higher contribution of mutations in these genes to FHC. 5. Multiple-mutation mouse models appear to mimic the human multiple-mutation phenotype and, thus, will help improve our understanding of disease pathogenesis. The models provide a tool for future studies of disease mechanisms and signalling pathways in FHC and its sequelae (i.e. heart failure and sudden death), thereby allowing identification of novel targets for potential therapies and disease prevention strategies.
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- Tatiana Tsoutsman
- Agnes Ginges Centre for Molecular Cardiology, Centenary Institute, Royal Prince Alfred Hospital, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
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Alcalai R, Seidman JG, Seidman CE. Genetic basis of hypertrophic cardiomyopathy: from bench to the clinics. J Cardiovasc Electrophysiol 2007; 19:104-10. [PMID: 17916152 DOI: 10.1111/j.1540-8167.2007.00965.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 128] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/12/2022]
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Hypertrophic cardiomyopathy (HCM) is a common inherited cardiac disorder that characterized by marked thickening of the left ventricular wall that occurs in the absence of increased external load. HCM is the most common cause of sudden cardiac death under 35 years and in addition causes heart failure. HCM is usually inherited as an autosomal dominant mutation in genes that encode protein constituents of the sarcomere. To date, more than 450 different mutations have been identified within 13 myofilament-related genes. This review focuses current research involved in the discovery of other causative genes, investigation of the mechanisms by which sarcomere genes mutations produce hypertrophy and arrhythmia, and identification of modifying factors that influence clinical expression in HCM patients. The clinical implications of molecular advances in HCM are discussed.
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- Ronny Alcalai
- Department of Genetics, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts 02115, USA
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Alpert NR, Mohiddin SA, Tripodi D, Jacobson-Hatzell J, Vaughn-Whitley K, Brosseau C, Warshaw DM, Fananapazir L. Molecular and phenotypic effects of heterozygous, homozygous, and compound heterozygote myosin heavy-chain mutations. Am J Physiol Heart Circ Physiol 2004; 288:H1097-102. [PMID: 15528230 DOI: 10.1152/ajpheart.00650.2004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 50] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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Autosomal dominant familial hypertrophic cardiomyopathy (FHC) has variable penetrance and phenotype. Heterozygous mutations in MYH7 encoding beta-myosin heavy chain are the most common causes of FHC, and we proposed that "enhanced" mutant actin-myosin function is the causative molecular abnormality. We have studied individuals from families in which members have two, one, or no mutant MYH7 alleles to examine for dose effects. In one family, a member homozygous for Lys207Gln had cardiomyopathy complicated by left ventricular dilatation, systolic impairment, atrial fibrillation, and defibrillator interventions. Only one of five heterozygous relatives had FHC. Leu908Val and Asp906Gly mutations were detected in a second family in which penetrance for Leu908Val heterozygotes was 46% (21/46) and 25% (3/12) for Asp906Gly. Despite the low penetrance, hypertrophy was severe in several heterozygotes. Two individuals with both mutations developed severe FHC. The velocities of actin translocation (V(actin)) by mutant and wild-type (WT) myosins were compared in the in vitro motility assay. Compared with WT/WT, V(actin) was 34% faster for WT/D906G and 21% for WT/L908V. Surprisingly V(actin) for Leu908Val/Asp906Gly and Lys207Gln/Lys207Gln mutants were similar to WT. The apparent enhancement of mechanical performance with mutant/WT myosin was not observed for mutant/mutant myosin. This suggests that V(actin) may be a poor predictor of disease penetrance or severity and that power production may be more appropriate, or that the limited availability of double mutant patients prohibits any definitive conclusions. Finally, severe FHC in heterozygous individuals can occur despite very low penetrance, suggesting these mutations alone are insufficient to cause FHC and that uncharacterized modifying mechanisms exert powerful influences.
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- Norman R Alpert
- Department of Molecular Physiology and Biophysics, University of Vermont, Burlington, Vermont, USA
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García-Castro M, Reguero JR, Alvarez V, Batalla A, Soto MI, Albaladejo V, Coto E. Hypertrophic cardiomyopathy linked to homozygosity for a new mutation in the myosin-binding protein C gene (A627V) suggests a dosage effect. Int J Cardiol 2004; 102:501-7. [PMID: 16004897 DOI: 10.1016/j.ijcard.2004.05.060] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/12/2004] [Revised: 04/20/2004] [Accepted: 05/17/2004] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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Mutations in the cardiac myosin-binding protein C gene (MYBPC3) are responsible for up to 50% of familial cases with hypertrophic cardiomyopathy (HC). Compared to patients with mutations in other sarcomeric genes, patients with MYBPC3 mutations would have a milder form of the disease, with a lower incidence of sudden cardiac death. Because most of the mutations have been found in only one family, it is currently difficult to establish a correlation between a particular mutation and the HC phenotype. The aim of our study was to contribute to understanding of the role of MYBPC3 mutations in HC. We analysed the MYBPC3 exons and intron flanking regions in 10 patients from 10 families with at least two HC cases. After direct sequencing of polymerase chain reaction (PCR) fragments, we found three new mutations in three families (V771M, V342D, and A627V). These changes affected evolutionary conserved amino acids and were not found in 100 healthy controls. The Ala 627>Val was found homozygous in a 47-year-old patient with a severe form of HC, while his mother and a nephew were heterozygous carriers and asymptomatic. This fact suggests a dosage effect for mutations at the MYPBC3 gene.
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- Mónica García-Castro
- Genética Molecular-Instituto de Estudios nefrológicos (IRSIN-FRIAT), Hospital Central de Asturias (Maternidad), 33006-Oviedo, Spain
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