Genetic association study of QT interval highlights role for calcium signaling pathways in myocardial repolarization
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Wang, Xinchen
Kellis, Manolis
Boyer, Laurie Ann
Date Issued
June 2014
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Nature Genetics
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Nature Publishing Group
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Arking, Dan E, Sara L Pulit, Lia Crotti, Pim van der Harst, Patricia B Munroe, Tamara T Koopmann, Nona Sotoodehnia, et al. “Genetic Association Study of QT Interval Highlights Role for Calcium Signaling Pathways in Myocardial Repolarization.” Nature Genetics 46, no. 8 (June 22, 2014): 826–836.
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Abstract
The QT interval, an electrocardiographic measure reflecting myocardial repolarization, is a heritable trait. QT prolongation is a risk factor for ventricular arrhythmias and sudden cardiac death (SCD) and could indicate the presence of the potentially lethal mendelian long-QT syndrome (LQTS). Using a genome-wide association and replication study in up to 100,000 individuals, we identified 35 common variant loci associated with QT interval that collectively explain ~8–10% of QT-interval variation and highlight the importance of calcium regulation in myocardial repolarization. Rare variant analysis of 6 new QT interval–associated loci in 298 unrelated probands with LQTS identified coding variants not found in controls but of uncertain causality and therefore requiring validation. Several newly identified loci encode proteins that physically interact with other recognized repolarization proteins. Our integration of common variant association, expression and orthogonal protein-protein interaction screens provides new insights into cardiac electrophysiology and identifies new candidate genes for ventricular arrhythmias, LQTS and SCD.
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Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Computer Science and Artificial Intelligence Laboratory
Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Department of Biology
Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science
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