Document Type
Article
Publication Date
12-10-2020
Abstract
Arrhythmogenic right ventricular cardiomyopathy (ARVC), with skin manifestations, has been associated with mutations in JUP encoding plakoglobin. Genotype-phenotype correlations regarding the penetrance of cardiac involvement, and age of onset have not been well established. We examined a cohort of 362 families with skin fragility to screen for genetic mutations with next-generation sequencing-based methods. In two unrelated families, a previously unreported biallelic mutation, JUP: c.201delC; p.Ser68Alafs*92, was disclosed. The consequences of this mutation were determined by expression profiling both at tissue and ultrastructural levels, and the patients were evaluated by cardiac and cutaneous work-up. Whole-transcriptome sequencing by RNA-Seq revealed JUP as the most down-regulated gene among 21 skin fragility-associated genes. Immunofluorescence showed the lack of plakoglobin in the epidermis. Two probands, 2.5 and 22-year-old, with the same homozygous mutation, allowed us to study the cross-sectional progression of cardiac involvements in relation to age. The older patient had anterior T wave inversions, prolonged terminal activation duration (TAD), and RV enlargement by echocardiogram, and together with JUP mutation met definite ARVC diagnosis. The younger patient had no evidence of cardiac disease, but met possible ARVC diagnosis with one major criterion (the JUP mutation). In conclusion, we identified the same biallelic homozygous JUP mutation in two unrelated families with skin fragility, but cardiac findings highlighted age-dependent penetrance of ARVC. Thus, young, phenotypically normal patients with biallelic JUP mutations should be monitored for development of ARVC.
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Vahidnezhad, Hassan; Youssefian, Leila; Faghankhani, Masoomeh; Mozafari, Nikoo; Saeidian, Amir Hossein; Niaziorimi, Fatemeh; Abdollahimajd, Fahimeh; Sotoudeh, Soheila; Rajabi, Fateme; Mirsafaei, Liaosadat; Sani, Zahra Alizadeh; Liu, Lu; Guy, Alyson; Zeinali, Sirous; Kariminejad, Ariana; Ho, Reginald T.; McGrath, John A; and Uitto, Jouni, "Arrhythmogenic right ventricular cardiomyopathy in patients with biallelic JUP-associated skin fragility." (2020). Department of Dermatology and Cutaneous Biology Faculty Papers. Paper 142.
https://jdc.jefferson.edu/dcbfp/142
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PubMed ID
33303784
Language
English
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This is the final published version of the article from Scientific Reports, 2020 Dec.10;10(1):21622.
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