A rare variant in MYH6 is associated with high risk of sick sinus syndrome - PubMed (original) (raw)

. 2011 Mar 6;43(4):316-20.

doi: 10.1038/ng.781.

Daniel F Gudbjartsson, Patrick Sulem, Gisli Masson, Hafdis Th Helgadottir, Carlo Zanon, Olafur Th Magnusson, Agnar Helgason, Jona Saemundsdottir, Arnaldur Gylfason, Hrafnhildur Stefansdottir, Solveig Gretarsdottir, Stefan E Matthiasson, Gu Mundur Thorgeirsson, Aslaug Jonasdottir, Asgeir Sigurdsson, Hreinn Stefansson, Thomas Werge, Thorunn Rafnar, Lambertus A Kiemeney, Babar Parvez, Raafia Muhammad, Dan M Roden, Dawood Darbar, Gudmar Thorleifsson, G Bragi Walters, Augustine Kong, Unnur Thorsteinsdottir, David O Arnar, Kari Stefansson

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A rare variant in MYH6 is associated with high risk of sick sinus syndrome

Hilma Holm et al. Nat Genet. 2011.

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.

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Study design and outcomes. The white boxes describe study actions performed. The blue boxes describe results from preceding actions. SSS, sick sinus syndrome.

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An overview of the region around c.2161C>T. The black circles show −log10 P for association with sick sinus syndrome for imputed SNPs based on whole-genome sequencing as a function of their build 36 coordinates. The orange crosses show results conditional on the effect of c.2161C>T. Neighboring genes are shown in blue. Recombination rates are reported in cM/Mb.

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Penetrance of sick sinus syndrome among carriers and non-carriers of c.2161C>T. The red crosses represent observed penetrance of sick sinus syndrome for 10-year birth cohorts among heterozygous carriers of c.2161C>T. The red line represents the fit of the logistic model to the c.2161C>T carrier data. The blue line and crosses represent the same information for non-carriers of c.2161C>T. SSS, sick sinus syndrome.

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