Hypertrophic cardiomyopathy: Distribution of disease genes, spectrum of mutations, and implications for a molecular diagnosis strategy

Hypertrophic cardiomyopathy is an autosomal-dominant disorder in which 10 genes and numerous mutations have been reported. The aim of the present study was to perform a systematic screening of these genes in a large population, to evaluate the distribution of the disease genes, and to determine the...

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Published in:Circulation (New York, N.Y.) N.Y.), 2003-05, Vol.107 (17), p.2227-2232
Main Authors: RICHARD, Pascale, CHARRON, Philippe, GUEFFET, Jean-Pierre, MILLAIRE, Alain, DESNOS, Michel, SCHWARTZ, Ketty, HAINQUE, Bernard, KOMAJDA, Michel, CARRIER, Lucie, LEDEUIL, Céline, CHEAV, Theary, PICHEREAU, Claire, BENAICHE, Abdelaziz, ISNARD, Richard, DUBOURG, Olivier, BURBAN, Marc
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Language:English
Subjects:
Biological and medical sciences
Cardiology. Vascular system
Cardiomyopathy, Hypertrophic, Familial - diagnosis
Cardiomyopathy, Hypertrophic, Familial - genetics
Carrier Proteins - genetics
Genetic Predisposition to Disease
Genotype
Heart
Humans
Medical sciences
Molecular Diagnostic Techniques
Mutation
Myocarditis. Cardiomyopathies
Myosin Heavy Chains - genetics
Prognosis
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Summary:Hypertrophic cardiomyopathy is an autosomal-dominant disorder in which 10 genes and numerous mutations have been reported. The aim of the present study was to perform a systematic screening of these genes in a large population, to evaluate the distribution of the disease genes, and to determine the best molecular strategy in clinical practice. The entire coding sequences of 9 genes (MYH7, MYBPC3, TNNI3, TNNT2, MYL2, MYL3, TPM1, ACTC, andTNNC1) were analyzed in 197 unrelated index cases with familial or sporadic hypertrophic cardiomyopathy. Disease-causing mutations were identified in 124 index patients ( approximately 63%), and 97 different mutations, including 60 novel ones, were identified. The cardiac myosin-binding protein C (MYBPC3) and beta-myosin heavy chain (MYH7) genes accounted for 82% of families with identified mutations (42% and 40%, respectively). Distribution of the genes varied according to the prognosis (P=0.036). Moreover, a mutation was found in 15 of 25 index cases with "sporadic" hypertrophic cardiomyopathy (60%). Finally, 6 families had patients with more than one mutation, and phenotype analyses suggested a gene dose effect in these compound-heterozygous, double-heterozygous, or homozygous patients. These results might have implications for genetic diagnosis strategy and, subsequently, for genetic counseling. First, on the basis of this experience, the screening of already known mutations is not helpful. The analysis should start by testing MYBPC3 and MYH7 and then focus on TNNI3, TNNT2, and MYL2. Second, in particularly severe phenotypes, several mutations should be searched. Finally, sporadic cases can be successfully screened.
ISSN:0009-7322
1524-4539
DOI:10.1161/01.CIR.0000066323.15244.54