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. 2022 Apr 4;24(8):1307–1367. doi: 10.1093/europace/euac030

Table 9.

Genes implicated in CCD/PCCD

Gene Locus Phenotype—syndrome Protein (functional effect) Frequency ClinGen classification
Genes for isolated SND
SCN5A 3p22.2 BrS1, SND, ASS, (LQT3)194–196,203,204
  • Cardiac Na channel α subunit (Nav1.5)

  • Loss-of-function, INa

>10% NA/major gene; definite for LQTS, BrS1
TRPM4 19q13.33 205, 206
  • Transient receptor potential melastatin 4 channel

  • Gain-of-function

1–10% NA/major gene
Genes for syndromal disorders with CCD/PCCD
LMNA 1q22 DCM (CMD1A), AFib, SND (Emery-Dreifuss muscular dystrophy 2/3, congenital muscular dystrophy, limb-girdle myopathy, familial lipodystrophy type 2, Hutchinson-Gilford progeria, and various other disorders)197,199,200 Lamin A/C >10% NA/major gene; definite for DCM
DES 2q35 DCM (CMD1I), ACM, Myofibrillar myopathy (MFM1) Desmin ()
  • NA/rare gene;

  • Definite for DCM, moderate for ACM

DMD Xp21.2-p21.1 DCM (CMD3B), muscular dystrophy (Becker or Duchenne type)207 Dystrophin () NA/rare gene
 DMPK 19q13.32 DCM, myotonic dystrophy (DM1)208 Myotonic dystrophy protein kinase () NA/rare gene
EMD Xq28 DCM, LVNC, SND, Emery-Dreifuss muscular dystrophy (EMD)209,210 Emerin () NA/rare gene
 LAMP2 Xq24 HCM, DCM, LVNCDanon disease (glycogen storage disease), skeletal muscle involvement, mental retardation211 Lysosomal-associated membrane protein 2 ()
  • NA/rare gene;

  • Definite for HCM

ZNF9 3q21.3 DCM, myotonic dystrophy (DM2)212 Zink finger protein 9 (CZNP) () NA/rare gene
GLA Xq22.1 Fabry disease (HCM, RCM, acral paresthaesia, PNP, kidney insufficiency, angio-keratoma, anhydrosis, cornea verticillata, etc.) Galactosidase α () NA/rare gene; definite for HCM
PRKAG2 7q36.1 Cardiac preexcitation (WPW), LVH/HCM,213 AMP-activated protein kinase γ2-subunit () NA/rare gene; definite for HCM
TNNI3K 1p31.1 DCM, AFIB214 Troponin I-interacting MAP kinase () NA/rare gene
NKX2-5 5q35.1 ASD7, (VSD7, TOF) Transcription factor Nkx2.5 () NA/rare gene
GJC1  17q21.31 Bone malformations (brachyfacial pattern, finger deformity, and dental dysplasia)215 Connexin 45 () NA/rare gene
TBX5 12q24.21 Holt-Oram syndrome (HOS) (hand-heart syndrome): ASD, hand and limb malformation (e.g., triphalangeal thumb), other CHD Transcription factor TBX5 () NA/rare gene
MYL4 17q21.32 AFib/conduction disease atrial-specific myosin light chain () NA, rare gene
mtDNA Mitochondrial DNA Kearns-Sayre syndrome (KSS): Ptosis, progressive external ophthalmoplegia, ataxia, retinitis pigmentosa; Chronic progressive external ophthalmoplegia (CPEO), ptosis216 (37 mitochondrial genes) () NA/rare gene

Frequency: refers to mutation detection rate;25 core genes: major (>10%) or minor (1–10%); rare gene (<1%); (): mutation rate unknown and/or single reports.

Other phenotypes: […], phenotype associated with gene, but unlinked with CCD/PCCD.

ClinGen: Clinical Genome Resource of NCBI; https://clinicalgenome.org, NA: not available = not yet curated.

ACM, arrhythmogenic cardiomyopathy; AFib, atrial fibrillation; ASD, atrial septal defect; ASS, atrial stand still; BrS, Brugada syndrome, CHD, congenital heart disease, DCM, dilated cardiomyopathy; HCM, hypertrophic cardiomyopathy; LQT, long-QT syndrome subtype; LVH, left ventricular hypertrophy; LVNC, left ventricular non-compaction cardiomyopathy; PNP, polyneuropathy; WPW, Wolff–Parkinson–White syndrome; RCM, restrictive cardiomyopathy; SND, sinus node dysfunction; TOF, Tetralogy of Fallot; VSD, ventricular septal defect; X-chr., X-chromosomal.