| Literature DB >> 23778487 |
Wen-Hui Xie1, Cheng Chang, Ying-Jia Xu, Ruo-Gu Li, Xin-Kai Qu, Wei-Yi Fang, Xu Liu, Yi-Qing Yang.
Abstract
OBJECTIVE: The aim of this study was to evaluate the prevalence and spectrum of Nkx2.5 mutations associated with idiopathic atrial fibrillation (AF).Entities:
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Year: 2013 PMID: 23778487 PMCID: PMC3674279 DOI: 10.6061/clinics/2013(06)09
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Clinics (Sao Paulo) ISSN: 1807-5932 Impact factor: 2.365
Baseline clinical characteristics of the 136 unrelated patients with idiopathic AF.
| Parameter | Number or mean | Percentage or range |
| Male | 71 | 52 |
| Age at the initial diagnosis of AF (years) | 51.8 | 20–60 |
| Age at the time of the present study (years) | 56.7 | 22–65 |
| Type of AF at presentation | ||
| Paroxysmal AF | 88 | 65 |
| Persistent AF | 27 | 20 |
| Long-lasting persistent AF | 21 | 15 |
| Positive family history of AF | 48 | 35 |
| History of cardioversion | 112 | 82 |
| History of pacemaker | 7 | 5 |
| Resting heart rate (beats per minute) | 76.5 | 58-160 |
| Systolic blood pressure (mmHg) | 126.4 | 90-136 |
| Diastolic blood pressure (mmHg) | 87.2 | 62-89 |
| Body mass index (kg/m2) | 22.4 | 20-24 |
| Left atrial dimension (mm) | 38 | 30-40 |
| Left ventricular ejection fraction | 0.6 | 0.5-0.7 |
| Fasting blood glucose (mmol/L) | 4.6 | 3.6-5.8 |
| Total cholesterol (mmol/L) | 4.0 | 3.0-5.6 |
| Triglycerides (mmol/L) | 1.5 | 0.8-1.7 |
| Medications | ||
| Amiodarone | 101 | 74 |
| Warfarin | 29 | 21 |
| Digoxin | 23 | 17 |
| Beta-blocker | 16 | 12 |
| Calcium channel blocker | 11 | 8 |
Figure 1Nkx2.5 mutations associated with idiopathic AF. A, Sequence electropherograms showing the c.55A>G mutation of Nkx2.5 in contrast to the control. The arrow indicates the heterozygous nucleotides of A/G in the index patient from family 1 (mutant) or the homozygous nucleotides of A/A in the corresponding control individual (wild-type). The rectangle designates the nucleotides comprising a codon of Nkx2.5. B, Sequence electropherograms showing the c.557T>C mutation of Nkx2.5 in contrast to the control. The arrow denotes the heterozygous nucleotides of T/C in the proband from family 2 (mutant) or the homozygous nucleotides of T/T in the corresponding control individual (wild-type). C, Schematic representation of the Nkx2.5 protein structure, with the AF-related mutations indicated. The mutations identified in patients with idiopathic AF are shown above the structural domains. NH2, amino-terminus; TN, transcriptional activation domain; HD, homeodomain; NK, NK2-specific domain; and COOH, carboxyl-terminus. D, Pedigree structures of the families with AF. The families are designated as family 1 and family 2, and the family members are identified by generations and numbers. Squares indicate male family members; circles, female members; a symbol with a slash, a deceased member; closed symbols, affected members; open symbols, unaffected members; arrows, probands; “+”, carriers of the heterozygous mutations; and “−”, non-carriers.
Phenotypic characteristics and the Nkx2.5 mutation status of the affected pedigree members.
| Subject Information | Phenotype | Electrocardiogram | Echocardiogram | Genotype | |||||
| Identity | Gender | Age at time of study (years) | Age at first diagnosis of AF (years) | AF (classification) | QRS interval (ms) | QT/QTc | LAD (mm) | LVEF (%) | Nkx2.5 mutations |
| Family 1 | N19D | ||||||||
| II-1 | M | 52 | 45 | Long-lasting persistent | 98 | 396/465 | 38 | 65 | +/– |
| Family 2 | F186S | ||||||||
| I-1 | M | 65a | 46 | Long-lasting persistent | 120 | 408/427 | 46 | 58 | N/A |
| II-1 | M | 46 | 32 | Persistent | 110 | 388/450 | 42 | 65 | +/– |
| II-5 | M | 40 | 35 | Paroxysmal | 104 | 438/482 | 40 | 62 | +/– |
| II-8 | F | 38 | 38 | Paroxysmal | 88 | 418/424 | 37 | 68 | +/– |
| III-2 | M | 22 | 22 | Paroxysmal | 86 | 382/424 | 32 | 64 | +/– |
Note: AF = atrial fibrillation; F = female; M = male; N/A = not available or not applicable; LAD = left atrial dimension; LVEF = left ventricular ejection fraction; QT = QT interval; QTc = corrected QT interval. + indicates present and – denotes absent. a Age at death.
Nkx2.5 sequence variations identified in this study.
| Location | Nucleotide | Amino acid | Allele frequency | |
| Patients | Controls | |||
| Exon 1 | c.55A>G | p.N19D | (0.004) 1/272 | (0.000) 0/400 |
| Exon 1 | c.63A>G | p.E21E | (0.246) 67/272 | (0.238) 95/400 |
| Exon 2 | c.557T>C | p.F186S | (0.004) 1/272 | (0.000) 0/400 |
| Exon 2 | c. 606C>G | p.L202L | (0.022) 6/272 | (0.020) 8/400 |
Figure 2Alignment of the multiple Nkx2.5 protein sequences across species. The altered amino acids of p.N19 and p.F186 are completely conserved evolutionarily among the various species.
Figure 3Functional defects resulting from Nkx2.5 mutations. Activation of the atrial natriuretic factor promoter-driven luciferase reporter in COS-7 cells by wild-type (WT), N19D-mutant, or F186S-mutant Nkx2.5, alone or in combination, demonstrated significantly decreased transactivational activity of the mutant proteins. The experiments were performed in triplicate, and the mean and standard deviations are shown. *represents p<0.0005 when compared to wild-type Nkx2.5.