Next-generation sequencing of nine atrial fibrillation candidate genes identified novel de novo mutations in patients with extreme trait of atrial fibrillation

Chia Ti Tsai, Chia Shan Hsieh, Sheng Nan Chang, Eric Y. Chuang, Jyh Ming Jimmy Juang, Lian Yu Lin, Ling Ping Lai, Juey Jen Hwang, Fu Tien Chiang, Jiunn Lee Lin

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Background Atrial fibrillation (AF) is the most common sustained cardiac arrhythmia. Genome-wide association studies (GWAS) have identified common variants in nine genomic regions associated with AF (KCNN3, PRRX1, PITX2, WNT8A, CAV1, C9orf3, SYNE2, HCN4 and ZFHX3 genes); however, the genetic variability of these risk variants does not explain the entire genetic susceptibility to AF. Rare variants missed by GWAS may also contribute to genetic risk of AF. Methods We used an extreme trait design to sequence carefully selected probands with extreme phenotypes and their unaffected parents to identify rare de novo variants or mutations. Based on the hypothesis that common and rare variants may colocate in the same disease susceptibility gene, we used next-generation sequencing to sequence these nine published AF susceptibility genes identified by GWAS (a total of 179 exons) in 20 trios, 200 unrelated patients with AF and 200 non-AF controls. Results We identified a novel mutation in the 5′ untranslated region of the PITX2 gene, which localised in the transcriptionally active enhancer region. We also identified one missense exon mutation in KCNN3, two in ZFHX3 and one in SYNE2. None of these mutations were present in other unrelated patients with AF, healthy controls, unaffected parents and are thus novel and de novo (p < 10-4). Functional study showed that the mutation in the 50 untranslated region of the PITX2 gene significantly downregulated PITX2 expression in atrial myocytes, either in basal condition or during rapid pacing. In silico analysis showed that the missense mutation in ZFHX3 results in damage of the ZFHX3 protein structure. Conclusions The genetic architecture of subjects with extreme phenotypes of AF is similar to that of rare or Mendelian diseases, and mutations may be the underlying cause.
原文英語
頁(從 - 到)28-36
頁數9
期刊Journal of Medical Genetics
52
發行號1
DOIs
出版狀態已發佈 - 1月 1 2015
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  • 遺傳學
  • 遺傳學(臨床)

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