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. 2020 Oct 10;22(12):170. doi: 10.1007/s11886-020-01423-w

Table 1.

Genes implicated in DCM

Gene Protein
Sarcomere
  MYH6† α-Myosin heavy chain
  MYH7*† β-Myosin heavy chain
  TPM1*† α-Tropomyosin
  ACTC1*† α-Cardiac actin
  TNNT2*† Cardiac troponin T
  TNNC1* Cardiac troponin C
  TNNI3† Cardiac troponin I
  MYBPC3† Myosin-binding protein C
  TTN*† Titin
Z disk
  ACTN2† α-Actinin 2
  BAG3*† BCL2-associated athanogene 3
  CRYAB α-B-crystallin
  TCAP† Titin-cap/telethonin
  MYPN Myopalladin
  CSRP3† Muscle LIM protein
  NEXN*† Nexilin
  ANKRD1† Cardiac ankyrin repeat protein
  LDB3*† Cypher/ZASP
  NEBL Nebulette
Cytoskeleton
  DES*† Desmin
  VCL*† Metavinculin
  FLNC Filamin C
Desmosomes
  DSC2 Desmocollin 2
  DSG2† Desmoglein 2
  DSP*† Desmoplakin
Dystrophin complex
  DMD*† Dystrophin
  DTNA α-Dystrobrevin
  SGCD† δ-Sarcoglycan
  ILK Integrin-linked kinase
  FKTN† Fukutin
Ion channels
  SCN5A*† Type V voltage-gated cardiac Na channel
  ABCC9† Sulfonylurea receptor 2A, component of ATP-sensitive potassium channel
  HCN4 Hyperpolarization-activated cyclic nucleotide-gated potassium channel 4
Sarcoplasmic reticulum and cytoplasm
  PLN*† Phospholamban
  RYR2 Ryanodine receptor 2, Ca channel
  DOLK Dolichol kinase
  RAF1† Proto-oncogene
Nuclear envelope
  LMNA*† Lamin A/C
  EMD Emerin
  TMPO† Lamin-associated polypeptide 2
  SYNE1/2 Nesprin 1/2
Nucleus
  EYA4† Eyes absent 4
  PRDM16 PR domain containing 16
  TBX20 T-box 20
  RBM20*† RNA-binding protein 20
  GATAD1 GATA zinc finger domain protein 1
  NKX2-5† Cardiac-specific homeobox 1
  LRRC10 Leucine-rich repeat containing 10
Mitochondria
  TAZ/G4.5† Tafazzin
  TXNRD2 Thioredoxin reductase 2
Lysosome
  LAMP2† Lysosome-associated membrane protein 2
Extracellular matrix
  LAMA4 Laminin 4
Other
  CHRM2 Cholinergic receptor muscarinic 2
  MIB1 Mitogen-activated protein kinase kinase 2
  TTR Transthyretin

List represents 55 genes that are offered on multiple commercial DCM genetic testing panels. Asterisks indicate genes with very strong evidence of pathogenicity as determined by multiple independent groups. [5, 3841]. Daggers indicates a MalaCards score greater than 100 [26]