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Molecular genetic analysis of PRKAG2 in sporadic Wolff-Parkinson-White syndrome.
MedLine Citation:
PMID:  12716108     Owner:  NLM     Status:  MEDLINE    
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
INTRODUCTION: Mutations in the PRKAG2 gene that encodes the gamma2 regulatory subunit of AMP-activated protein kinase have been shown to cause autosomal dominant Wolff-Parkinson-White (WPW) syndrome associated with hypertrophic cardiomyopathy. Prior studies focused on familial WPW syndrome associated with other heart disease such as hypertrophic cardiomyopathy. However, such disease accounts for only a small fraction of WPW cases, and the contribution of PRKAG2 mutations to sporadic isolated WPW syndrome is unknown. METHODS AND RESULTS: Subjects presented for clinical electrophysiologic evaluation of suspected WPW syndrome. WPW syndrome was diagnosed by ECG findings and/or by clinically indicated electrophysiologic study prior to enrollment. Echocardiography excluded hypertrophic cardiomyopathy. Denaturing high-performance liquid chromatography and automated sequencing were used to search for PRKAG2 mutations. Twenty-six patients without a family history of WPW syndrome were studied. No subject had cardiac hypertrophy, and only one patient had associated congenital heart disease. Accessory pathways were detected at diverse locations within the heart. Two polymorphisms in PRKAG2 were detected. [inv6+36insA] occurred in intron 6 in 4 WPW patients and [inv10+10delT] in intron 10 in 1 WPW patient. Both occurred in normal unrelated chromosomes. No PRKAG2 mutations were detected. CONCLUSION: This study shows that, unlike familial WPW syndrome, constitutional mutation of PRKAG2 is not commonly associated with sporadic WPW syndrome. Although polymorphisms within the PRKAG2 introns were identified, there is no evidence that these polymorphisms predispose to accessory pathway formation because their frequency is similarly high in both WPW patients and normal individuals. Further studies are warranted to identify the molecular basis of common sporadic WPW syndrome.
Authors:
Carl J Vaughan; Yolanda Hom; Daniel A Okin; Deborah A McDermott; Bruce B Lerman; Craig T Basson
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Publication Detail:
Type:  Evaluation Studies; Journal Article; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't; Research Support, U.S. Gov't, P.H.S.    
Journal Detail:
Title:  Journal of cardiovascular electrophysiology     Volume:  14     ISSN:  1045-3873     ISO Abbreviation:  J. Cardiovasc. Electrophysiol.     Publication Date:  2003 Mar 
Date Detail:
Created Date:  2003-04-28     Completed Date:  2003-10-27     Revised Date:  2008-11-21    
Medline Journal Info:
Nlm Unique ID:  9010756     Medline TA:  J Cardiovasc Electrophysiol     Country:  United States    
Other Details:
Languages:  eng     Pagination:  263-8     Citation Subset:  IM    
Affiliation:
Molecular Cardiology Laboratory, Department of Medicine, Weill Medical College of Cornell University, The New York-Presbyterian Hospital, New York, New York 10021, USA.
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MeSH Terms
Descriptor/Qualifier:
AMP-Activated Protein Kinases
Adolescent
Adult
Aged
Aged, 80 and over
Catheter Ablation
Female
Humans
Introns
Male
Middle Aged
Molecular Sequence Data
Multienzyme Complexes / genetics*
Mutation
Polymorphism, Genetic
Protein-Serine-Threonine Kinases / genetics*
Wolff-Parkinson-White Syndrome / diagnosis,  genetics*,  therapy
Grant Support
ID/Acronym/Agency:
1R01HL61785/HL/NHLBI NIH HHS
Chemical
Reg. No./Substance:
0/Multienzyme Complexes; EC 2.7.11.1/AMP-Activated Protein Kinases; EC 2.7.11.1/Protein-Serine-Threonine Kinases

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