Desmoglein-2 and Desmocollin-2 Mutations in Dutch Arrhythmogenic Right Ventricular Dysplasia/Cardiomypathy Patients ; Results From a Multicenter Study

Background— This study aimed to evaluate the prevalence and type of mutations in the major desmosomal genes, Plakophilin-2 ( PKP2 ), Desmoglein-2 ( DSG2 ), and Desmocollin-2 ( DSC2 ), in arrhythmogenic right ventricular dysplasia/cardiomyopathy (ARVD/C) patients. We also aimed to distinguish relevant clinical and ECG parameters. Methods and Results— Clinical evaluation was performed according to the Task Force Criteria (TFC). We analyzed the genes in (a) 57 patients who fulfilled the ARVD/C TFC (TFC+), (b) 28 patients with probable ARVD/C (1 major and 1 minor, or 3 minor criteria), and (c) 31... Mehr ...

Verfasser: Bhuiyan, Zahurul A.
Jongbloed, Jan D.H.
van der Smagt, Jasper
Lombardi, Paola M.
Wiesfeld, Ans C.P.
Nelen, Marcel
Schouten, Meyke
Jongbloed, Roselie
Cox, Moniek G.P.J.
van Wolferen, Marleen
Rodriguez, Luz M.
van Gelder, Isabelle C.
Bikker, Hennie
Suurmeijer, Albert J.H.
van den Berg, Maarten P.
Mannens, Marcel M.A.M.
Hauer, Richard N.W.
Wilde, Arthur A.M.
van Tintelen, J. Peter
Dokumenttyp: Artikel
Erscheinungsdatum: 2009
Reihe/Periodikum: Circulation: Cardiovascular Genetics ; volume 2, issue 5, page 418-427 ; ISSN 1942-325X 1942-3268
Verlag/Hrsg.: Ovid Technologies (Wolters Kluwer Health)
Sprache: Englisch
Permalink: https://search.fid-benelux.de/Record/base-29016522
Datenquelle: BASE; Originalkatalog
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Link(s) : http://dx.doi.org/10.1161/circgenetics.108.839829

Background— This study aimed to evaluate the prevalence and type of mutations in the major desmosomal genes, Plakophilin-2 ( PKP2 ), Desmoglein-2 ( DSG2 ), and Desmocollin-2 ( DSC2 ), in arrhythmogenic right ventricular dysplasia/cardiomyopathy (ARVD/C) patients. We also aimed to distinguish relevant clinical and ECG parameters. Methods and Results— Clinical evaluation was performed according to the Task Force Criteria (TFC). We analyzed the genes in (a) 57 patients who fulfilled the ARVD/C TFC (TFC+), (b) 28 patients with probable ARVD/C (1 major and 1 minor, or 3 minor criteria), and (c) 31 patients with 2 minor or 1 major criteria. In the TFC+ ARVD/C group, 23 patients (40%) had PKP2 mutations, 4 (7%) had DSG2 mutations, and 1 patient (2%) carried a mutation in DSC2 , whereas 1 patient (2%) had a mutation in both DSG2 and DSC2 . Among the DSG2 and DSC2 mutation-positive TFC+ ARVD/C probands, 2 carried compound heterozygous mutations and 1 had digenic mutations. In probable ARVD/C patients and those with 2 minor or 1 major criteria for ARVD/C, mutations were less frequent and they were all heterozygous. Negative T waves in the precordial leads were observed more ( P <0.002) among mutation carriers than noncarriers and in particular in PKP2 mutation carriers. Conclusions— Mutations in DSG2 and DSC2 are together less prevalent (10%) than PKP2 mutations (40%) in Dutch TFC+ ARVD/C patients. Interestingly, biallelic or digenic DSC2 and/or DSG2 mutations are frequently identified in TFC+ ARVD/C patients, suggesting that a single mutation is less likely to cause a full-blown ARVD/C phenotype. Negative T waves on ECG were prevalent among mutation carriers ( P <0.002).