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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2023 Apr 17.
Published in final edited form as: Curr Opin Cardiol. 2018 May;33(3):304–310. doi: 10.1097/HCO.0000000000000505

Table 1.

Genes with rare variants implicated in AF

Gene Protein/Function
ABCC9 ATP binding cassette subfamily C member 9; ion channel
C9orf3 Chromosome 9 open reading frame 3; aminopeptidase-O
CAV1 Caveolin1; plasma membrane scaffold
GATA4 GATA binding protein 4; transcription factor: cardiac morphogenesis
GATA5 GATA binding protein 5; transcription factor: cardiac morphogenesis
GATA6 GATA binding protein 6; transcription factor: cardiac morphogenesis
GJA1 Gap junction alpha-1 protein; gap junctions
GJA5 Gap junction alpha-5 protein; gap junctions
HCN4 Potassium/sodium hyperpolarization-activated cyclic nucleotide-gated channel 4; ion channel
JPH2 Junctophilin-2; transverse-tubule and junctional membrane complex regulator
KCNA5 Potassium voltage-gated channel, shaker-related subfamily, member 5; ion channel
KCND3 Potassium voltage-gated channel subfamily D member 3; ion channel
KCNE1 Potassium voltage-gated channel subfamily E regulatory subunit 1; ion channel
KCNE2 Potassium voltage-gated channel subfamily E regulatory subunit 2; ion channel
KCNE5 Potassium voltage-gated channel subfamily E regulatory subunit 5; ion channel
KCNH2 Potassium voltage-gated channel subfamily H member 2; ion channel
KCNJ2 Potassium voltage-gated channel subfamily J member 2; ion channel
KCNJ8 Potassium voltage-gated channel subfamily D member 3; ion channel
KCNN3 Potassium calcium-activated channel subfamily N member 3; ion channel
KCNQ1 Potassium voltage-gated channel subfamily Q member 1; ion channel
MYH6 Myosin heavy chain 6; sarcomere structure
MYL4 Myosin light chain 4; sarcomere structure
NKX2–5 NK2 homeobox 5; transcription factor: cardiac morphogenesis
NPPA Natriuretic peptide precursor A; blood-volume control signal
NUP155 Nucleoporin 155; nucleoporin structure
PITX2 Paired like homeodomain 2; transcription factor: cardiac morphogenesis
RyR2 Ryanodine receptor type-2; ion channel
SCN10A Sodium voltage-gated channel alpha subunit 10; ion channel
SCN1B Sodium voltage-gated channel beta subunit 1; ion channel
SCN2B Sodium voltage-gated channel beta subunit 2; ion channel
SCN3B Sodium voltage-gated channel beta subunit 3; ion channel
SCN4B Sodium voltage-gated channel beta subunit 4; ion channel
SCN5A Sodium voltage-gated alpha subunit 5; ion channel
SYNE2 Spectin repeat-containing nuclear envelope protein 2; nuclear pore
ZFHX3 Zinc finger homeobox 3; transcription factor: cardiac morphogenesis