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A novel autosomal dominant condition consisting of congenital heart defects and low atrial rhythm maps to chromosome 9q.


ABSTRACT: Congenital heart defects (CHDs) occur mostly sporadic, but familial CHD cases have been reported. Mutations in several genes, including NKX2.5, GATA4 and NOTCH1, were identified in families and patients with CHD, but the mechanisms underlying CHD are largely unknown. We performed genome-wide linkage analysis in a large four-generation family with autosomal dominant CHD (including atrial septal defect type I and II, tetralogy of Fallot and persistent left superior vena cava) and low atrial rhythm, a unique phenotype that has not been described before. We obtained phenotypic information including electrocardiography, echocardiography and DNA of 23 family members. Genome-wide linkage analysis on 12 affected, 5 unaffected individuals and 1 obligate carrier demonstrated significant linkage only to chromosome 9q21-33 with a multipoint maximum LOD score of 4.1 at marker D9S1690, between markers D9S167 and D9S1682. This 48-cM critical interval corresponds to 39?Mb and contains 402 genes. Sequence analysis of nine candidate genes in this region (INVS, TMOD1, TGFBR1, KLF4, IPPK, BARX1, PTCH1, MEGF9 and S1PR3) revealed no mutations, nor were genomic imbalances detected using array comparative genomic hybridization. In conclusion, we describe a large family with CHD and low atrial rhythm with a significant LOD score to chromosome 9q. The phenotype is representative of a mild form of left atrial isomerism or a developmental defect of the sinus node and surrounding tissue. Because the mechanisms underlying CHD are largely unknown, this study represents an important step towards the discovery of genes implied in cardiogenesis.

SUBMITTER: van de Meerakker JB 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC3137501 | biostudies-literature | 2011 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature

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A novel autosomal dominant condition consisting of congenital heart defects and low atrial rhythm maps to chromosome 9q.

van de Meerakker Judith B A JB   van Engelen Klaartje K   Mathijssen Inge B IB   Lekanne dit Deprez Ronald H RH   Lam Jan J   Wilde Arthur A M AA   Baars Marieke J H MJ   Mannens Marcel M A M MM   Mulder Barbara J M BJ   Moorman Antoon F M AF   Postma Alex V AV  

European journal of human genetics : EJHG 20110309 7


Congenital heart defects (CHDs) occur mostly sporadic, but familial CHD cases have been reported. Mutations in several genes, including NKX2.5, GATA4 and NOTCH1, were identified in families and patients with CHD, but the mechanisms underlying CHD are largely unknown. We performed genome-wide linkage analysis in a large four-generation family with autosomal dominant CHD (including atrial septal defect type I and II, tetralogy of Fallot and persistent left superior vena cava) and low atrial rhythm  ...[more]

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