Phenotypic Variability of a Pathogenic PKP2 Mutation in an Italian Family Affected by Arrhythmogenic Cardiomyopathy and Juvenile Sudden Death: Considerations From Molecular Autopsy to Sport Restriction.

Frontiers in Cardiovascular Medicine
Maria Pia LeoneGiuseppe Di Stolfo

Abstract

Background: Arrhythmogenic cardiomyopathy (ACM) is a genetic disorder with an estimated prevalence between 1:2,000 and 1:5,000 and is characterized by the fibrofatty replacement of cardiomyocytes that predisposes to malignant arrhythmias, heart failure, and sudden cardiac death. The diagnosis is based on the 2010 Task Force Criteria including family history, electrocardiographic traits and arrhythmogenic pattern, specific gene mutations, and structural and/or histological abnormalities. Most ACMs display an autosomal dominant mode of inheritance often with incomplete penetrance and variable expressivity. Genetic screening of patients with ACM identifies pathogenic or likely pathogenic variants, prevalently in genes encoding the cardiac desmosome (PKP2, DSP, DSC2, DSG2, and JUP) or less frequently in non-desmosomal genes (CTNNA3, PLN, TMEM43, RYR2, SCN5A, CDH2, and DES). Methods: In the present study, we performed molecular autopsy in a boy who died suddenly during physical exertion. In addition to post-mortem examination, a DNA sample was analyzed with next-generation sequencing (NGS). Results: The genetic analysis revealed the presence of pathogenic heterozygous c.314del (p.Pro105Leufs*7) frameshift variant in the PKP2 gene. C...Continue Reading

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