心脏型肌球蛋白结合蛋白C基因IVS15-1G＞A突变导致肥厚型心肌病

目的研究中国人肥厚型心肌病（HCM）致病基因,分析基因型与临床表型的关系。方法在一HCM家系中进行心脏型肌球蛋白结合蛋白C基因（MYBPC3）和β-肌球蛋白重链基因（MYH7）突变筛查,利用聚合酶链反应（PCR）扩增其功能区的外显子片段,双脱氧末段终止法测序。家系调查资料包括临床表现、体格检查、心脏超声和心电图。结果在该家系8例有血缘关系的研究对象中6例携带MYBPC3（gi：Y10129）G8887A突变,正常对照同一位置未见异常。该突变位点是MYBPC3基因15内含子的剪接位点的受体位点（IVS15-1G〉A）,其中3例携带者发病,表现为轻微的胸闷、胸痛和不对称性室间隔轻度肥厚（13～14mm）,发病较晚（48～75岁）。MYH7基因未发现突变。结论MYBPC3基因IVS15—1G〉A突变是该HCM家系的致病突变,其携带者临床表型较好。对于症状轻微、发病较晚的HCM患者,首选MYBPC3基因进行突变筛查是较为合理可行的方法。

Familiar hypertrophic cardiomyopathy caused by a IVS15-1G > A mutation in cardiac myosin-binding protein C gene

OBJECTIVE: To detect the disease-causing gene mutation of hypertrophic cardiomyopathy (HCM) in a Chinese family and to analyze the correlation of the genotype and the phenotype. METHODS: One family affected with HCM was studied. The clinical data including symptom, physical examination, echocardiography and electrocardiography were collected. The full encoding exons and flanking sequences of beta-myosin heavy chain gene (MYH7) and cardiac myosin-binding protein C gene (MYBPC3) were amplified with PCR and the products were sequenced. RESULTS: A G8887A mutation, which is an acceptor splicing site of intron 15 (IVS15-1G > A) in MYBPC3 (gi: Y10129) was identified in 6 out of 11 family members. Three mutation carriers developed HCM at 48 - 75 years old with mild chest pain, chest distress and asymmetric septal hypertrophy (13 - 14 mm) and remaining mutation carriers are free of HCM. No mutation was identified in MYH7 gene. CONCLUSION: HCM caused by the IVS15-1G > A mutation is a benign phenotype. It is helpful to screen MYBPC3 gene mutation in late-onset HCM patients with mild symptoms.