A Novel MEF2C Loss-of-Function Mutation Associated with Congenital Double Outlet Right Ventricle

Pediatric Cardiology
Cai-Xia LuYi-Qing Yang

Abstract

Congenital heart defect (CHD) represents the most prevalent birth defect, and accounts for substantial morbidity and mortality in humans. Aggregating evidence demonstrates the genetic basis for CHD. However, CHD is a heterogeneous disease, and the genetic determinants underlying CHD in most patients remain unknown. In the present study, a cohort of 186 unrelated cases with CHD and 300 unrelated control individuals were recruited. The coding exons and flanking introns of the MEF2C gene, which encodes a transcription factor crucial for proper cardiovascular development, were sequenced in all study participants. The functional effect of an identified MEF2C mutation was characterized using a dual-luciferase reporter assay system. As a result, a novel heterozygous MEF2C mutation, p.R15C, was detected in an index patient with congenital double outlet right ventricle (DORV) as well as ventricular septal defect. Analysis of the proband's pedigree showed that the mutation co-segregated with CHD with complete penetrance. The missense mutation, which changed the evolutionarily conserved amino acid, was absent in 300 control individuals. Functional deciphers revealed that the mutant MEF2C protein had a significantly decreased transcription...Continue Reading

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