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Genetic Analysis of Cardiac Scn5a Gene in Iranian Patients With Hereditary Cardiac Arrhythmias Publisher Pubmed



Asadi M1 ; Foo R3 ; Bhuiyan ZA4 ; Samienasab MR2 ; Salehi AR1 ; Shahrzad S5 ; Salehi R1
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  1. 1. Departments of Genetics and Molecular Biology, School of Medicine, Isfahan University of Medical Sciences, Isfahan, Iran
  2. 2. Cardiovascular Diseases, School of Medicine, Isfahan University of Medical Sciences, Isfahan, Iran
  3. 3. Cardiovascular Research Institute, Genome Institute of Singapore, Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine, National University of Singapore, Singapore
  4. 4. Service of Medical Genetics, Department of Laboratories, University Hospital of Lausanne, Lausanne, Switzerland
  5. 5. Electrophysiology Department, Shaheed Rajaei Cardiovascular Medical and Research Center, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran

Source: Anatolian Journal of Cardiology Published:2016


Abstract

Objective: SCN5A encodes alpha subunit of the major sodium channel (Nav1.5) in human cardiac tissue. Malfunction of this cardiac sodium channel is associated with a variety of cardiac arrhythmias and myocardial inherited diseases. Methods: Fifty-three members from three families each diagnosed with long-QT syndrome type 3 (LQTS3), Brugada syndrome (BrS), or sick sinus syndrome (SSS) were included in this observational, cross-sectional study. In this study, we analyzed the sequences of coding region of the SCN5A gene. Results: Eleven members of the LQTS family (39%) showed p.Gln1507-Lys1508-Pro1509del mutation, 8 of BrS family (50%) showed p.Arg222Ter nonsense mutation, and 5 of 9 SSS family members (55%) showed a novel p.Met1498Arg mutation in the SCN5A gene. Conclusion: p.Gln1507-Lys1508-Pro1509del mutation, p.Arg222Ter nonsense mutation, and p.Met1498Arg in LQTS, BrS, and SSS, respectively, are reported for the first time in the Iranian population. Information regarding underlying genetic defects would be necessary for verifying certain clinically diagnosed arrhythmia types, carrier screening in affected families, and more precise therapy of the patients are required. © 2016 by Turkish Society of Cardiology.
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