Variant of SCN5A sodium channel implicated in risk of cardiac arrhythmia
Variant of SCN5A sodium channel implicated in risk of cardiac arrhythmia
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DOI:
10.1126/science.1073569
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发表时间:
2002-08-23
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影响因子:
56.9
通讯作者:
Keating, MT
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作者:
Splawski, I;Timothy, KW;Keating, MT
Every year, similar to450,000 individuals in the United States die suddenly of cardiac arrhythmia. We identified a variant of the cardiac sodium channel gene SCN5A that is associated with arrhythmia in African Americans ( P = 0.000028) and linked with arrhythmia risk in an African-American family (P = 0.005). In transfected cells, the variant allele (Y1102) accelerated channel activation, increasing the likelihood of abnormal cardiac repolarization and arrhythmia. About 13.2% of African Americans carry the Y1102 allele. Because Y1102 has a subtle effect on risk, most carriers will never have an arrhythmia. However, Y1102 may be a useful molecular marker for the prediction of arrhythmia susceptibility in the context of additional acquired risk factors such as the use of certain medications.