Schiemann AH, Paul N, Parker R, Pollock N, Bulger TF, Stowell KM. Functional characterization of 2 known ryanodine receptor mutations causing malignant hyperthermia.
Anesth Analg 2014;
118:375-380. [PMID:
24361844 DOI:
10.1213/ane.0b013e3182a273ea]
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Abstract
BACKGROUND
Malignant hyperthermia (MH) is a potentially lethal pharmacogenetic disorder. More than 300 variants in the ryanodine receptor 1 (RYR1) have been associated with MH; however, only 31 have been identified as causative. To confirm a mutation in RYR1 as being causative for MH, segregation of the potential mutation in at least 2 unrelated families with MH susceptibility must be demonstrated and functional assays must show abnormal calcium release compared with wild-type RYR1.
METHODS
We used "Hot-spot" DNA screening to identify mutations in RYR1 in 3 New Zealand families. B-lymphoblastoid cells were used to compare the amount of calcium released on stimulation with 4-chloro-m-cresol between wild-type RYR1 cells and cells carrying the new variants in RYR1.
RESULTS
We identified a known RYR1 mutation (R2355W) in 2 families and another more recently identified (V2354M) mutation in another family. Both mutations segregated with MH susceptibility in the respective families. Cell lines carrying a mutation in RYR1 showed increased sensitivity to 4-chloro-m-cresol.
CONCLUSIONS
We propose that R2355W is confirmed as being an MH-causative mutation and suggest that V2354M is a RYR1 mutation likely to cause MH.
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