Background
The Worm Study, ascertained from a multigeneration pedigree segregating a single amino
acid deletion in SCN5A (c.4850_4852delTCT, p.(Phe1617del), rs749697698), is characterized by substantial
phenotypic heterogeneity and overlap of sudden cardiac death, long-QT syndrome, cardiac
conduction disease, Brugada syndrome, and isorhythmic atrioventricular dissociation.
Linkage analysis for a synthetic trait derived from these phenotypes identified a
single peak (logarithm of the odds [LOD] = 4.52) at the SCN5A/SCN10A/SCN11A locus on chromosome 3.
Objective
This study explored the role of additional genetic variation in the chromosome 3 locus
as a source of phenotypic heterogeneity in the Worm Study population.
Methods
Genotypes underlying the linkage peak (n = 70) were characterized using microarrays.
Haplotypes were determined using family-aware phasing and a population-specific reference
panel. Variants with minor allele frequencies >0.10 were tested for association with
cardiac conduction disease and isorhythmic dissociation using LAMP and logistic regression.
Results
Only 1 haplotype carried the p.Phe1617del/rs749697698 deletion, suggesting relatively
recent development (∼18 generations); this haplotype contained 5 other missense variants
spanning SCN5A/SCN10A/SCN11A. Noncarrier haplotypes (n = 74) ranged in frequency from 0.5% to 5%. Although no
variants were associated with cardiac conduction disease, a homozygous missense variant
in SCN10A was associated with isorhythmic dissociation after correction for multiple comparisons
(odds ratio 11.23; 95% confidence interval 2.76–23.39; P = 1.2 × 10−4). This variant (rs12632942) was previously associated with PR interval.
Conclusion
Our data suggest that other variants, alongside a pathogenic mutation, are associated
with phenotypic heterogeneity. Single-mutation screening may be insufficient to predict
electrical heart disease in patients and family members. In the Worm Study population,
segregating a pathogenic SCN5A mutation, compound variation in the SCN5A/SCN10A/SCN11A locus determines arrhythmic outcome.
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Published online: February 08, 2023
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Funding Sources: This work was supported by the Netherlands CardioVascular Research Initiative (CVON PREDICT2, grant 2018-30), Den Haag, the Netherlands, and by the Health Foundation Limburg, Maastricht, the Netherlands.
Disclosures: The authors have no conflicts of interest to disclose.
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