@article {761, title = {Wolff-Parkinson-White syndrome: De novo variants and evidence for mutational burden in genes associated with atrial fibrillation.}, journal = {Am J Med Genet A}, volume = {182}, year = {2020}, month = {2020 06}, pages = {1387-1399}, abstract = {

BACKGROUND: Wolff-Parkinson-White (WPW) syndrome is a relatively common arrhythmia affecting ~1-3/1,000 individuals. Mutations in PRKAG2 have been described in rare patients in association with cardiomyopathy. However, the genetic basis of WPW in individuals with a structurally normal heart remains poorly understood. Sudden death due to atrial fibrillation (AF) can also occur in these individuals. Several studies have indicated that despite ablation of an accessory pathway, the risk of AF remains high in patients compared to general population.

METHODS: We applied exome sequencing in 305 subjects, including 65 trios, 80 singletons, and 6 multiple affected families. We used de novo analysis, candidate gene approach, and burden testing to explore the genetic contributions to WPW.

RESULTS: A heterozygous deleterious variant in PRKAG2 was identified in one subject, accounting for 0.6\% (1/151) of the genetic basis of WPW in this study. Another individual with WPW and left ventricular hypertrophy carried a known pathogenic variant in MYH7. We found rare de novo variants in genes associated with arrhythmia and cardiomyopathy (ANK2, NEBL, PITX2, and PRDM16) in this cohort. There was an increased burden of rare deleterious variants (MAF <= 0.005) with CADD score >= 25 in genes linked to AF in cases compared to controls (P = .0023).

CONCLUSIONS: Our findings show an increased burden of rare deleterious variants in genes linked to AF in WPW syndrome, suggesting that genetic factors that determine the development of accessory pathways may be linked to an increased susceptibility of atrial muscle to AF in a subset of patients.

}, keywords = {Adolescent, Adult, AMP-Activated Protein Kinases, Ankyrins, Atrial Fibrillation, Carrier Proteins, Child, Cohort Studies, Cytoskeletal Proteins, DNA-Binding Proteins, Female, Genetic Association Studies, Genetic Predisposition to Disease, Heart Atria, Homeodomain Proteins, Humans, LIM Domain Proteins, Male, Mutation, Transcription Factors, Whole Exome Sequencing, Wolff-Parkinson-White Syndrome, Young Adult}, issn = {1552-4833}, doi = {10.1002/ajmg.a.61571}, author = {Coban-Akdemir, Zeynep H and Charng, Wu-Lin and Azamian, Mahshid and Paine, Ingrid S and Punetha, Jaya and Grochowski, Christopher M and Gambin, Tomasz and Valdes, Santiago O and Cannon, Bryan and Zapata, Gladys and Hernandez, Patricia P and Jhangiani, Shalini and Doddapaneni, Harsha and Hu, Jianhong and Boricha, Fatima and Muzny, Donna M and Boerwinkle, Eric and Yang, Yaping and Gibbs, Richard A and Posey, Jennifer E and Wehrens, Xander H T and Belmont, John W and Kim, Jeffrey J and Miyake, Christina Y and Lupski, James R and Lalani, Seema R} } @article {90, title = {Recurrent Muscle Weakness with Rhabdomyolysis, Metabolic Crises, and Cardiac Arrhythmia Due to Bi-allelic TANGO2 Mutations.}, journal = {Am J Hum Genet}, volume = {98}, year = {2016}, month = {2016 Feb 04}, pages = {347-57}, abstract = {

The underlying genetic etiology of rhabdomyolysis remains elusive in a significant fraction of individuals presenting with recurrent metabolic crises and muscle weakness. Using exome sequencing, we identified bi-allelic mutations in TANGO2 encoding transport and Golgi organization 2 homolog (Drosophila) in 12 subjects with episodic rhabdomyolysis, hypoglycemia, hyperammonemia, and susceptibility to life-threatening cardiac tachyarrhythmias. A recurrent homozygous c.460G>A (p.Gly154Arg) mutation was found in four unrelated individuals of Hispanic/Latino origin, and a homozygous \~{}34 kb deletion affecting exons 3-9 was observed in two families of European ancestry. One individual of mixed Hispanic/European descent was found to be compound heterozygous for c.460G>A (p.Gly154Arg) and the deletion of exons 3-9. Additionally, a homozygous exons 4-6 deletion was identified in a consanguineous Middle Eastern Arab family. No homozygotes have been reported for these changes in control databases. Fibroblasts derived from a subject with the recurrent c.460G>A (p.Gly154Arg) mutation showed evidence of increased endoplasmic reticulum stress and a reduction in Golgi volume density in comparison to control. Our results show that the c.460G>A (p.Gly154Arg) mutation and the exons 3-9 heterozygous deletion in TANGO2 are recurrent pathogenic alleles present in the Latino/Hispanic and European populations, respectively, causing considerable morbidity in the homozygotes in these populations.

}, keywords = {Alleles, Arabs, Arrhythmias, Cardiac, Base Sequence, Child, Child, Preschool, Endoplasmic Reticulum Stress, European Continental Ancestry Group, Exome, Exons, Female, Gene Deletion, Golgi Apparatus, Hispanic Americans, Homozygote, Humans, Infant, Male, Molecular Sequence Data, Muscle Weakness, Pedigree, Rhabdomyolysis}, issn = {1537-6605}, doi = {10.1016/j.ajhg.2015.12.008}, author = {Lalani, Seema R and Liu, Pengfei and Rosenfeld, Jill A and Watkin, Levi B and Chiang, Theodore and Leduc, Magalie S and Zhu, Wenmiao and Ding, Yan and Pan, Shujuan and Vetrini, Francesco and Miyake, Christina Y and Shinawi, Marwan and Gambin, Tomasz and Eldomery, Mohammad K and Akdemir, Zeynep Hande Coban and Emrick, Lisa and Wilnai, Yael and Schelley, Susan and Koenig, Mary Kay and Memon, Nada and Farach, Laura S and Coe, Bradley P and Azamian, Mahshid and Hernandez, Patricia and Zapata, Gladys and Jhangiani, Shalini N and Muzny, Donna M and Lotze, Timothy and Clark, Gary and Wilfong, Angus and Northrup, Hope and Adesina, Adekunle and Bacino, Carlos A and Scaglia, Fernando and Bonnen, Penelope E and Crosson, Jane and Duis, Jessica and Maegawa, Gustavo H B and Coman, David and Inwood, Anita and McGill, Jim and Boerwinkle, Eric and Graham, Brett and Beaudet, Art and Eng, Christine M and Hanchard, Neil A and Xia, Fan and Orange, Jordan S and Gibbs, Richard A and Lupski, James R and Yang, Yaping} }