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FRONTIERS IN PEDIATRICS
Volume 9, Issue -, Pages -Publisher
FRONTIERS MEDIA SA
DOI: 10.3389/fped.2021.668546
Keywords
Timothy syndrome; arrhythmia; congenital heart defect; syndactyly; autism spectrum disorder; CACNA1C; Ca(v)1.2; variant
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- Intramural Research Program of the National Institutes of Health, National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases
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Timothy Syndrome is a rare autosomal dominant syndrome caused by variants in the CACNA1C gene, resulting in complex and variable clinical presentations. Possible mechanisms for the variability include mosaicism, genetic background, isoform complexity of the CACNA1C gene, and biophysical changes in mutant channels. Future research directions may include variant validation, in vivo modeling, and natural history characterization.
Timothy Syndrome (TS) (OMIM #) is a rare autosomal dominant syndrome caused by variants in CACNA1C, which encodes the alpha 1C subunit of the voltage-gated calcium channel Ca(v)1.2. TS is classically caused by only a few different genetic changes and characterized by prolonged QT interval, syndactyly, and neurodevelopmental delay; however, the number of identified TS-causing variants is growing, and the resulting symptom profiles are incredibly complex and variable. Here, we aim to review the genetic and clinical findings of all published case reports of TS to date. We discuss multiple possible mechanisms for the variability seen in clinical features across these cases, including mosaicism, genetic background, isoform complexity of CACNA1C and differential expression of transcripts, and biophysical changes in mutant CACNA1C channels. Finally, we propose future research directions such as variant validation, in vivo modeling, and natural history characterization.
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