Table 1.
Demographics and clinical characteristics of 19 probands and relatives with pathogenic or likely pathogenic variants in the desmoplakin gene (DSP).
Characteristic | Relatives | Probands | p-Value |
---|---|---|---|
N = 8 | N = 11 | ||
Age at Diagnosis (years), median (IQR) | 35.5 (31.0–48.0) | 42.0 (30.0–48.0) | 0.53 |
Sex (%) | 1.00 | ||
Female | 5 (62%) | 7 (64%) | |
Male | 3 (38%) | 4 (36%) | |
Race/Ethnicity (%) | 1.00 | ||
Hispanic Latinx/White | 1 (12%) | 1 (9%) | |
White | 7 (88%) | 9 (82%) | |
Unknown | 0 (0%) | 1 (9%) | |
Symptoms at Initial Assessment (%) | |||
NYHA Class | 0.11 | ||
I | 5 (62%) | 6 (55%) | |
II | 1 (12%) | 5 (45%) | |
III | 2 (25%) | 0 (0%) | |
Dyspnea | 2 (25%) | 1 (9%) | 0.55 |
Chest Pain | 2 (25%) | 1 (9%) | 0.55 |
Palpitations | 5 (62%) | 3 (27%) | 0.18 |
Presyncope | 1 (12%) | 2 (18%) | 1.00 |
Syncope | 1 (12%) | 0 (0%) | 0.42 |
Edema | 0 (0%) | 0 (0%) | 1.00 |
Family History of SCD (%) | — | 5 (45%) | |
Family History of DCM (%) | — | 5 (45%) |
Abbreviations: NYHA = New York Heart Association; SCD = sudden cardiac death; DCM = dilated cardiomyopathy.