A new locus for arrhythmogenic right ventricular cardiomyopathy (ARVD2) maps to chromosome 1q42-q43
Rampazzo, Alessandra ; Nava, Andrea ; Erne, Paul ; Eberhard, Marc ; Vian, Elisa ; Slomp, Paola ; Tiso, Natascia ; Thiene, Gastano ; Danieli, Gian Antonio
In: Human Molecular Genetics, 1995, vol. 4, no. 11, p. 2151-2154
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- Autosomal dominant arrhythmogenic right ventricular cardiomyopathy (ARVD, MIM 107970) is one of the major causes of juvenile sudden death. We have previously assigned the disease locus to chromosome 14q23-q24. Here we report on a novel variant of ARVD, which is transmitted associated to 1q42-q43 and is characterized by a concealed form, showing effort-induced polymorphic tachycardias. Since both loci ARVD1 and ARVD2 map in proximity of a-actinin genes, the possible implication of these myofibrillar proteins in the pathogenesis of ARVD is discussed. Two additional ARVD families, tested with markers of chromosomes 1q42-q43 and 14q23-q24, failed to show linkage, providing evidence of further genetic heterogeneity