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- Title
A rare variant in MYH6 is associated with high risk of sick sinus syndrome.
- Authors
Holm, Hilma; Gudbjartsson, Daniel F.; Sulem, Patrick; Masson, Gisli; Helgadottir, Hafdis Th; Zanon, Carlo; Magnusson, Olafur Th; Helgason, Agnar; Saemundsdottir, Jona; Gylfason, Arnaldur; Stefansdottir, Hrafnhildur; Gretarsdottir, Solveig; Matthiasson, Stefan E.; Thorgeirsson, Guðmundur; Jonasdottir, Aslaug; Sigurdsson, Asgeir; Stefansson, Hreinn; Werge, Thomas; Rafnar, Thorunn; Kiemeney, Lambertus A.
- Abstract
Through complementary application of SNP genotyping, whole-genome sequencing and imputation in 38,384 Icelanders, we have discovered a previously unidentified sick sinus syndrome susceptibility gene, MYH6, encoding the alpha heavy chain subunit of cardiac myosin. A missense variant in this gene, c.2161C>T, results in the conceptual amino acid substitution p.Arg721Trp, has an allelic frequency of 0.38% in Icelanders and associates with sick sinus syndrome with an odds ratio = 12.53 and P = 1.5 × 10?29. We show that the lifetime risk of being diagnosed with sick sinus syndrome is around 6% for non-carriers of c.2161C>T but is approximately 50% for carriers of the c.2161C>T variant.
- Subjects
SICK sinus syndrome; MYOSIN; BRADYCARDIA; TACHYARRHYTHMIAS; ATRIAL fibrillation; ION channels
- Publication
Nature Genetics, 2011, Vol 43, Issue 4, p316
- ISSN
1061-4036
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1038/ng.781