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Two siblings with early repolarization syndrome: clinical and genetic characterization by whole-exome sequencing

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EUROPACE
卷 23, 期 5, 页码 775-780

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OXFORD UNIV PRESS
DOI: 10.1093/europace/euaa357

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Early repolarization; Ventricular fibrillation; Electrical storm; Isoproterenol; Hydroquinidine; Exome sequencing; ANK3; Ankyrin-G; Sodium channel

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  1. Dutch Research Council (NWO) through the NWO Talent Scheme [VIDI-91718361]

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This study used exome-sequencing to investigate a family affected by early repolarization syndrome and identified two siblings with a malignant ERS phenotype sharing a novel ANK3 variant. The study provides additional evidence that ERS might be a heritable condition.
Aims The early repolarization syndrome (ERS) can cause ventricular fibrillation (VF) and sudden death in young, other- wise healthy individuals. There are limited data suggesting that ERS might be heritable. The aim of this study was to characterize the clinical phenotype and to identify a causal variant in an affected family using an exome-sequencing approach. Methods and results Early repolarization syndrome was diagnosed according to the recently proposed Shanghai ERS Score. After sequencing of known ERS candidate genes, whole-exome sequencing (WES) was performed. The index patient (23 years, female) showed a dynamic inferolaterat early repolarization (ER) pattern and electrical storm with intractable VF. Isoproterenol enabled successful termination of electrical storm with no recurrence on hydroquinidine therapy during 33 months of follow-up. The index patient's brother (25 years) had a persistent inferior ER pattern with malignant features and a history of syncope. Both parents were asymptomatic and showed no ER pattern. White there was no pathogenic variant in candidate genes, WES detected a novel missense variant affecting a highly conserved residue (p. H2245R) in the ANK3 gene encoding Ankyrin-G in the two siblings and the father. Conclusion We identified two siblings with a malignant ERS phenotype sharing a novel ANK3 variant. A potentially pathogenic role of the novel ANK3 variant is suggested by the direct interaction of Ankyrin-G with the cardiac sodium channel, however, more patients with ANK3 variants and ERS would be required to establish ANK3 as novel ERS susceptibility gene. Our study provides additional evidence that ERS might be a heritable condition.

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