心脏型肌钙蛋白T基因14035c＞t突变导致家族性肥厚型心肌病的临床表型分析

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。方法在一个HCM家系中进行心脏型肌钙蛋白T基因（TNNT2）、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（PCa）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。结果在该家系接受家系调查的10例对象中4例携带TNNT2 14035c〉t（R130C）突变,全部于40岁之前发病,外显率100％。正常对照组同一位置未见异常,该突变位点使TNNT2基因第10号外显子130位的精氨酸变为半胱氨酸,先证者及其两兄长皆以心功能不全表现为主,先证者的两位兄长在我们随访过程中发生猝死。MYH7及MYBPC3基因未发现突变。结论TNNT2基因14035c〉t突变是该HCM家系的致病突变。其携带者的临床表型较恶。对于临床表型较恶,猝死发生率较高HCM家系有必要进行TNNT2的突变筛查。

Family hypertrophic cardiomyopathy caused by a 14035c > t mutation in cardiac troponin T gene

OBJECTIVE: To study the disease-causing gene mutation in Chinese patients with familial hypertrophic cardiomyopathy (FHC) and to analyze the correlation between the genotype and the phenotype. METHODS: Peripheral blood samples were collected from 40 members from a family affected with FHC, and 120 healthy volunteers. PCR was performed to analyze the exons and flanking introns of the cardiac troponin T gene (TNNT2), beta-myosin heavy chain gene (MYH7), and myosin-binding protein C gene (MYBPC3) and the products were sequenced. The clinical data including symptom, physical examination, echocardiography and electrocardiography were collected. RESULTS: A 14035c > t mutation, which causes a missense mutation (R130C) in exon 10 of TNNT2 gene were identified in 4 family members, including the proband, female, aged 53, with the onset at the age of 30. The 4 persons with the 14035c > t mutation, all FHC patients, presented left ventricular dysfunction with a penetrance of 100%. Two of the patients died of sudden cardiac death during follow-up. No mutation was identified in the MYH7 and MYBPC3 genes. CONCLUSION: The 14035c > t mutation of TNNT2 gene is the causal mutation of FHC which is associated with malignant phenotype with a penetrance of 100%. It is a reasonable procedure in HCM patients with malignant phenotype to screen mutation in the TNNT2 gene.