Mutation Analysis of the Candidate Genes SCNIB-4B, FHL1, and LMNA in Patients with Arrhythmogenic Right Ventricular Cardiomyopathy From Refsgaard, et al. (2012) roduction: hythmogenic right ventricular cardiomyopathy (ARVC) is a genetically determined rt disease characterized by fibrofatty infiltrations in the myocardium, right and/or left tricular involvement, and ventricular tachyarrhythmias. Although ten genes have m associated with ARVC, only about 40% of the patients have an identifiable disease-

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Mutation Analysis of the Candidate Genes SCNIB-4B, FHL1, and LMNA in
Patients with Arrhythmogenic Right Ventricular Cardiomyopathy
From Refsgaard, et al. (2012)
Introduction:
Arrhythmogenic right ventricular cardiomyopathy (ARVC) is a genetically determined
heart disease characterized by fibrofatty infiltrations in the myocardium, right and/or left
ventricular involvement, and ventricular tachyarrhythmias. Although ten genes have
been associated with ARVC, only about 40% of the patients have an identifiable disease-
causing mutation. In the present study we aimed at investigating the involvement of the
genes SCNIB-SCN4B, FHL1, and LMNA in the pathogenesis of ARVC.
Methods:
Sixty-five unrelated patients (55 fulfilling ARVC criteria and 10 borderline cases) were
screened for variants in SCNIB-4B, FHL1, and LMNA by direct sequencing and Light
Scanner melting curve analysis.
Results:
A total of 28 sequence variants were identified: seven in SCN1B,three in SCN2B, two
in SCN3B, two in SCN4B, four in FHL1, and ten in LMNA. Three of the variants were
novel. One of the variants was non-synonymous. No disease-causing mutations were
identified.
Conclusions:
In our limited sized cohort the six studied candidate genes were not associate with
ARVC.
Transcribed Image Text:Mutation Analysis of the Candidate Genes SCNIB-4B, FHL1, and LMNA in Patients with Arrhythmogenic Right Ventricular Cardiomyopathy From Refsgaard, et al. (2012) Introduction: Arrhythmogenic right ventricular cardiomyopathy (ARVC) is a genetically determined heart disease characterized by fibrofatty infiltrations in the myocardium, right and/or left ventricular involvement, and ventricular tachyarrhythmias. Although ten genes have been associated with ARVC, only about 40% of the patients have an identifiable disease- causing mutation. In the present study we aimed at investigating the involvement of the genes SCNIB-SCN4B, FHL1, and LMNA in the pathogenesis of ARVC. Methods: Sixty-five unrelated patients (55 fulfilling ARVC criteria and 10 borderline cases) were screened for variants in SCNIB-4B, FHL1, and LMNA by direct sequencing and Light Scanner melting curve analysis. Results: A total of 28 sequence variants were identified: seven in SCN1B,three in SCN2B, two in SCN3B, two in SCN4B, four in FHL1, and ten in LMNA. Three of the variants were novel. One of the variants was non-synonymous. No disease-causing mutations were identified. Conclusions: In our limited sized cohort the six studied candidate genes were not associate with ARVC.
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