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Functionally validated SCN5A variants allow interpretation of pathogenicity and prediction of lethal events in Brugada syndrome.
European heart journal - 31 Jul 2021
Ishikawa Taisuke, Kimoto Hiroki, Mishima Hiroyuki, Yamagata Kenichiro, Ogata Soshiro, Aizawa Yoshiyasu, Hayashi Kenshi, Morita Hiroshi, Nakajima Tadashi, Nakano Yukiko, Nagase Satoshi, Murakoshi Nobuyuki, Kowase Shinya, Ohkubo Kimie, Aiba Takeshi, Morimoto Shimpei, Ohno Seiko, Kamakura Shiro, Nogami Akihiko, Takagi Masahiko, Karakachoff Matilde, Dina Christian, Schott Jean-Jacques, Yoshiura Koh-Ichiro, Horie Minoru, Shimizu Wataru, Nishimura Kunihiro, Kusano Kengo, Makita Naomasa
Abstract excerpt
AIMS: The prognostic value of genetic variants for predicting lethal arrhythmic events (LAEs) in Brugada syndrome (BrS) remains controversial. We investigated whether the functional curation of SCN5A variations improves prognostic predictability. METHODS AND RESULTS: Using a heterologous expression system and whole-cell patch clamping, we functionally characterized 22 variants of unknown significance (VUSs) among...
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