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. 2004 Dec;6(7):861-8.
doi: 10.1016/j.ejheart.2004.04.017.

Two novel mutations in the beta-myosin heavy chain gene associated with dilated cardiomyopathy

Satu Kärkkäinen  1 , Tiina Heliö, Pertti Jääskeläinen, Raija Miettinen, Petri Tuomainen, Kari Ylitalo, Maija Kaartinen, Eeva Reissell, Lauri Toivonen, Markku S Nieminen, Johanna Kuusisto, Markku Laakso, Keijo Peuhkurinen
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Two novel mutations in the beta-myosin heavy chain gene associated with dilated cardiomyopathy

Satu Kärkkäinen et al. Eur J Heart Fail. 2004 Dec.
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Abstract

Background: Dilated cardiomyopathy (DCM) is familial in approximately 20-35% of cases of idiopathic DCM. Several mutations in the different sarcomere protein genes have been reported to cause DCM.

Aims: We wanted to investigate the role of sarcomere protein gene variants in Finnish DCM patients.

Methods and results: We screened all coding exons of five sarcomere protein genes (beta-myosin heavy chain, alpha-tropomyosin, troponin C, troponin I and troponin T) in a well-characterized population of 52 DCM patients in Eastern Finland by the PCR-SSCP and sequencing method. Two novel mutations, Arg1053Gln and Arg1500Trp, in the beta-myosin heavy chain gene in two index patients were detected. The proband with the Arg1053Gln mutation had a dilated left ventricle and impaired systolic function, but other family members carrying this mutation presented with septal hypertrophy. It thus seems that the Arg1053Gln mutation is primarily a HCM mutation, which can also lead to DCM. The other mutation, Arg1500Trp, was associated with a typical DCM phenotype. The Arg1500Trp mutation carrier had only one family member alive, but she did not carry the mutation and, therefore, cosegregation of the mutation and the disease in this family could not be reliably verified. No disease-causing mutations were found in the other sarcomere protein genes.

Conclusions: Two novel mutations in the beta-myosin heavy chain gene were detected in patients with DCM. Overall, mutations in the beta-myosin heavy chain gene seem to be relatively uncommon in Finnish DCM patients.

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