SCN5A基因移码突变导致Brugada综合征

目的：检测Brugada综合征的致病基因突变位点。方法：对1个Brugada综合征家系11名成员和20名正常人的DNA样本应用双脱氧链终止基因测序法进行心脏钠离子通道α亚单位（voltage-gated sodium channel type V,SCN5A)基因测序。结果：SCN5A基因测序发现Brugada综合征家系第22个外显子存在1个杂合基因移码突变位点，经克隆传代后测序发现该突变为4087insC。该突变使通道蛋白1314－1317位氨基酸发生改变并在1318位终止，导致钠离子通道第3结构域S4结构变化，S5－6及第4结构域全部缺失。该突变在Brugada综合征家系中分布符合常染色体显性分布规律。对照组未发现相同突变。结论：SCN5A基因4087insC是国内首次发现的导致Brugada 综合征的基因突变位点，也是国际上发现的第2个引起Brugada综合征的SCN5A基因移码突变     

发热诱导的Brugada波与SCN5A基因变异的研究

目的:探讨1例发热诱导的心电图Brugada波患者的临床特征并分析其与热敏感相关的SCN5A基因位点的变异情况。方法:分析1例50岁汉族男性发热诱导的Brugada波患者的临床表现,并采用PCR-直接测序法对与热敏感相关的SCN5A基因位点进行变异检测。结果:心电图示Brugada波改变,其抬高的ST段随体温控制逐渐回复。在基因变异研究中,未发现该患者的SCN5A基因存在与发热诱导的Brugada综合征有关的L325R(T→974G)、R535X(C→1603T)、H681P(A→2042C)和F1344S(T→4031C)4个突变。结论:该患者Brugada波的热敏感现象并非由SCN5A基因的4个变异位点引起,发热与Brugada波的关系复杂,有待深入研究。     

Baseline fragmented QRS increases the risk of major arrhythmic events in Brugada syndrome: Systematic review and meta‐analysis

Background

Fragmented QRS reflects disturbances in the myocardium predisposing the heart to ventricular tachyarrhythmias. Recent studies suggest that fragmented QRS (fQRS) is associated with major arrhythmic events in Brugada syndrome. However, a systematic review and meta‐analysis of the literature has not been done. We assessed the association between fQRS and major arrhythmic events in Brugada syndrome by a systematic review of the literature and a meta‐analysis.

Methods

We comprehensively searched the databases of MEDLINE and EMBASE from inception to May 2017. Included studies were published prospective or retrospective cohort studies that compared major arrhythmic events (ventricular fibrillation, sustained ventricular tachycardia, sudden cardiac arrest, or sudden cardiac death) in Brugada syndrome with fQRS versus normal QRS. Data from each study were combined using the random‐effects, generic inverse variance method of DerSimonian and Laird to calculate risk ratios and 95% confidence intervals.

Results

Nine studies from January 2012 to May 2017 were included in this meta‐analysis involving 2,360 subjects with Brugada syndrome (550 fQRS and 1,810 non‐fQRS). Fragmented QRS was associated with major arrhythmic events (pooled risk ratio =3.36, 95% confidence interval: 2.09‐5.38, p < .001, I² = 50.9%) as well as fatal arrhythmia (pooled risk ratio =3.09, 95% confidence interval: 1.40‐6.86, p = .005, I² = 69.7%).

Conclusions

Baseline fQRS increased major arrhythmic events up to 3‐fold. Our study suggests that fQRS could be an important tool for risk assessment in patients with Brugada syndrome.

     

Brugada syndrome with a novel missense mutation in SCN5A gene: A case report from Bangladesh

Brugada syndrome is an inherited cardiac arrhythmia that follows autosomal dominant transmission and can cause sudden death. We report a case of Brugada syndrome in a 55-year-old male patient presented with recurrent palpitation, atypical chest pain and presyncope. ECG changes were consistent with type 1 Brugada. Gene analysis revealed a novel missense mutation in SCN5A gene with a genetic variation of D785N and a nucleotide change at 2353G-A. One of his children also had the same mutation. To our knowledge this is the first genetically proved case of Brugada syndrome in Bangladesh.     

Brugada综合征患者SCN5A基因突变检测

目的对体检中发现的两例无症状的Brugada综合征患者进行SCN5A基因突变检测。方法收集两个家系所有成员的外周血样标本,提取基因组DNA后应用聚合酶链式反应（PCR）扩增心脏电压门控钠通道蛋白α亚单位基因SCN5A的所有编码区序列,并直接进行DNA序列测定,若有碱基变异,则与200个正常样本进行对照,并分析相应的氨基酸改变。结果在一个患者的一条染色单体上发现SCN5A基因碱基变异:即第1712位密码子的第1个碱基的G→T改变,导致相应编码的甘氨酸（G）被半胱氨酸（C）所取代,而这一基因变异在200个正常人的对照中均未发现。家系调查发现患者的一个妹妹也具有相同的基因变异,但心电图无明显异常。结论在一个体检发现的Brugada综合征患者的SCN5A基因上发现一个未报道过的碱基变异,该碱基变异可能是新的基因突变位点。     

Homozygous SCN5A mutation in Brugada syndrome with monomorphic ventricular tachycardia and structural heart abnormalities.

AIMS: To describe a patient showing monomorphic ventricular tachycardia, ECG aspect of Brugada syndrome, and structural heart abnormalities due to a homozygous missense mutation in SCN5A. METHODS AND RESULTS: Thirteen subjects (six males, seven females, mean age 46 +/- 22 years) belonging to the same family underwent physical examination, basal biochemical marker detection, 12-lead ECG, Holter ECG, signal-averaged ECG, echocardiogram and genetic analysis. The proband underwent a stress test together with left and right ventricular angiography and electrophysiological study. Three subjects (the proband, his mother, and one brother) showed on ECG an ST-segment elevation in the right precordial leads with coved type aspect. Moreover, the proband presented a sustained monomorphic ventricular tachycardia (left bundle branch block aspect with superior axis), whereas all other family members were asymptomatic. Imaging techniques documented right ventricular structural abnormalities only in the proband. Mutation screening in SCN5A gene was performed in the proband and in available family members. The proband carries a novel SCN5A mutation, R814Q, in homozygous, whereas the parents and four siblings were heterozygous carriers of the same mutation. CONCLUSION: This study provides the first evidence of a homozygous missense mutation in SCN5A associated with atypical ventricular arrhythmias and right structural abnormalities.     

Brugada综合征相关基因SCN5A新突变位点的检测

目的 研究中国人Brugada综合征相关基因SCN5A突变情况。方法 利用多聚酶链反应及DNA测序对1个Brugada综合征家系SCN5A基因的全部28个外显子进行基因检测。结果 在国内外已知突变点均无突变，发现1个新的错义突变位点(A5471G)，其相应的氨基酸改变为N1774S。结论 在中国人Brugada综合征患者的SCN5A基因上发现1个新的突变位点。     

A novel missense mutation in the SCN5A gene associated with Brugada syndrome bidirectionally affecting blocking actions of antiarrhythmic drugs

Brugada syndrome is an inherited cardiac disorder caused by mutations in the SCN5A gene encoding the cardiac sodium channel alpha subunit, which can lead ventricular fibrillation and sudden death. Inattentive use of antiarrhythmic drugs potentially triggers fatal cardiac arrhythmias through further reduction of sodium current (I(Na)). We studied the molecular mechanism underlying a case of Brugada syndrome that showed no response to a class Ic antiarrhythmic drug. Molecular genetic studies of a patient with Brugada syndrome identified a novel mutation in SCN5A, which causes substitution of serine for asparagine (N406S) in S6 of domain I (IS6). The provocation test with pilsicainide, a class Ic antiarrhythmic drug, failed to exacerbate ST-segment elevation in this case. Electrophysiological analyses of the N406S-mutant channel expressed together with the beta1 subunit in HEK293 cells showed that the voltage dependence of activation was positively shifted by 16 mV and that intermediate inactivation was enhanced. Whereas tonic block by pilsicainide was not changed in the N406S channel, use-dependent block by pilsicainide was almost completely abolished, consistent with the clinical findings of the negative provocation test. In contrast, the N406S channel showed stronger use-dependent block by quinidine than the wild-type channel. We demonstrate a novel Brugada mutation N406S, which is associated with the discordant effects on blocking actions of antiarrhythmic drugs as well as the multiple channel gating defects. We emphasis that an antiarrhythmic drug may exert unpredicted effects in patients with channel mutations.     

中国散发Brugada综合征患者SCN5A基因突变位点的检测

目的 对5例中国散发Brugada综合征患者进行SCN5A基因突变位点检测.方法 采用直接测序法对5例散发Brugada综合征患者进行SCN5A基因碱基突变位点的检测,测序结果用Chromas软件进行BLAST分析,再将测序峰与网上检索结果重新比对.结果 1例Brugada患者发现了一个同义杂合变异,即SCN5A基因第20外显子上发现一个碱基变异（C3549T）,其所编码的第1 183位苏氨酸没有发生改变（T1183T）.结论 在中国散发Brugada综合征患者的SCN5A基因上发现了1个新的碱基杂合同义突变.     

Novel pore mutation in SCN5A manifests as a spectrum of phenotypes ranging from atrial flutter, conduction disease, and Brugada syndrome to sudden cardiac death

OBJECTIVES: The purpose of this study was to determine the clinical and biophysical characteristics of a novel SCN5A mutation. BACKGROUND: Brugada syndrome and isolated cardiac conduction defect have been linked to SCN5A mutations. METHODS: Eleven members of a western European family underwent electrophysiologic investigations and mutation analysis of the SCN5A gene. Wild-type and mutant SCN5A channels were expressed in HEK293 cells, and whole cell currents were studied using patch clamp procedures. RESULTS: A novel mutation, R376H, in the first pore segment of SCN5A variably causes Brugada syndrome and/or conduction disease in a single family. Biophysical analysis demonstrated a significant current reduction for the mutant, a pathophysiologic profile consistent with Brugada syndrome and isolated cardiac conduction defect. Among 11 family members, 9 were carriers of the mutation. The proband's initial presentation was a saddleback Brugada ECG, atrial flutter, and diffuse conduction disturbances. He had no inducible ventricular arrhythmias but experienced sudden cardiac death. His brother was affected by atrial flutter and had a clear conduction disorder, but he did not display baseline or evocable ECG signs of Brugada syndrome. He received an implantable cardioverter-defibrillator that delivered one appropriate shock after 1 year of follow-up. The phenotype in the family members was highly variable and ranged from noninducible and inducible asymptomatic carriers of the mutations to isolated conduction disease and to symptomatic Brugada syndrome. CONCLUSIONS: We describe the functional characterization of a novel SCN5A pore mutation, R376H, with variable clinical expression in the same family. Differentiating between electrophysiologic entities (Brugada syndrome-isolated cardiac conduction defect) is more challenging. Recognition of factors modifying the clinical presentation may be important for clinical decision making.     

Progressive cardiac conduction defect is the prevailing phenotype in carriers of a Brugada syndrome SCN5A mutation

INTRODUCTION: Loss-of-function mutations in the SCN5A gene encoding the cardiac sodium channel are responsible for Brugada syndrome (BS) and also for progressive cardiac conduction disease (inherited Lenègre disease). In an attempt to clarify the frontier between these two entities, we have characterized cardiac conduction defect and its evolution with aging in a cohort of 78 patients carrying a SCN5A mutation linked to Brugada syndrome. METHODS AND RESULTS: Families were included in the study if a SCN5A mutation was identified in a BS proband and if at least two family members were mutation carriers. Sixteen families met the study criteria, representing 78 carriers. Resting ECG showed a spontaneous BS ECG pattern in 28 of 78 (36%) gene carriers. Intraventricular conduction anomalies were identified in 59 of 78 gene carriers including complete (17) or incomplete (24) right bundle branch block, right bundle branch block plus hemiblock (6), left bundle branch block (1), hemiblock (1), and parietal block (10). PR and QRS duration were longer in the gene carrier cohort in comparison with their relatives carrying no mutation. Finally, in the gene carrier cohort conduction defect progressively aggravated with aging leading in five occasions to pacemaker implantations. CONCLUSION: The present study shows that the most common phenotype of gene carriers of a BS-type SCN5A mutation is progressive cardiac conduction defects similar to the Lenègre disease phenotype. In consequence, we propose that carriers of a SCN5A mutation need a clinical and ECG follow-up because of the risk associated with severe conduction defects.     

Patient with obstructive sleep apnea-hypopnea syndrome and SCN5A mutation (R1193Q polymorphism) associated with Brugada type 2 electrocardiographic pattern

We describe a 45-year-old Asian man with Brugada-type 2 electrocardiogram and probable nocturnal agonal respiration. After genetic screening, drug challenge test and polysomnography examination, we ruled out Brugada syndrome and identified obstructive sleep apnea-hypopnea syndrome. Therefore, obstructive sleep apnea-hypopnea syndrome should be considered as a rare differential diagnosis for Brugada syndrome.     

Ventricular tachycardia in a Brugada syndrome patient caused by a novel deletion in SCN5A

The aim of the present study was to identify the molecular mechanism behind ventricular tachycardia in a patient with Brugada syndrome. Arrhythmias in patients with Brugada syndrome often occur during sleep. However, a 28-year-old man with no previously documented arrhythmia or syncope who experienced shortness of breath and chest pain during agitation is described. An electrocardiogram revealed monomorphic ventricular tachycardia; after he was converted to nodal rhythm, he spontaneously went into sinus rhythm, and showed classic Brugada changes with coved ST elevation in leads V₁ to V₂. Mutation analysis of SCN5A revealed a novel mutation, 3480 deletion T frame shift mutation, resulting in premature truncation of the protein. Heterologous expression of this truncated protein in human embryonic kidney 293 cells showed a markedly reduced protein expression level. By performing whole-cell patch clamp experiments using human embryonic kidney 293 cells transfected with the mutated SCN5A, no current could be recorded. Hence, the results suggest that the patient suffered from haploinsufficiency of Na_v1.5, and that this mutation was the cause of his Brugada syndrome.     

SCN5A基因突变与青壮年猝死综合征

青壮年猝死综合征(SUNDS)的病因迄今不明。随着分子遗传学和心脏离子通道研究的深入,SCN5A基因突变已被确定为Brugada综合征、3型长QT间期综合征的最重要病因。本文综述文献,结合项目组研究,介绍SCN5A基因突变与SUNDS发生的相关性。     

Clinical and electrophysiological characteristics of Brugada syndrome caused by a missense mutation in the S5-pore site of SCN5A

Brugada syndrome is an inherited cardiac disorder caused by mutations in the SCN5A gene encoding the cardiac sodium channel alpha-subunit, and potentially leads to ventricular fibrillation and sudden death. We report a case of a novel SCN5A mutation associated with Brugada syndrome. A 51-year-old man suffered from recurrent nocturnal syncopal attacks due to polymorphic ventricular tachycardia. His electrocardiogram showed ST-segment elevation in V1-V3 leads, but there was no evidence of structural heart disease. DNA sequence analysis of SCN5A in this patient revealed a missense mutation (R282H) in the S5-pore region of domain I. This mutational change was not present in 100 healthy Japanese controls. In the patient's family, a 36-year-old brother had died suddenly. Genetic analysis identified two other carriers of the R282H mutation, who had ST-segment elevation and slightly increased QRS widths, but they experienced no syncopal episodes or ventricular fibrillation. Electrophysiological investigation of the R282H mutant channel expressed in cultured cells showed a severe reduction in sodium current density and a mild positive shift of activation curve. R282H did not enhance intermediate inactivation. Single-channel conductance of R282H was slightly decreased compared with WT. The electrophysiological characteristics of the R282H channel are suggested to be closely related to the clinical phenotype of Brugada syndrome.