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ArticlePediatric research2022

Genetic variants in eleven central and peripheral chemoreceptor genes in sudden infant death syndrome.

Jacqueline Neubauer, Anna-Lena Forst, Richard Warth, Christian Peter Both, Cordula Haas, Jörg Thomas

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Article in Pediatric research, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 3 papers.

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6 authors at 3 institutions in 2 countries.

Jacqueline Neubauer *Zurich Institute of Forensic Medicine, University of Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland.ORCID 0000-0001-8452-356X
Anna-Lena Forst *Medical Cell Biology, Institute of Physiology, University of Regensburg, Regensburg, Germany.
Richard WarthMedical Cell Biology, Institute of Physiology, University of Regensburg, Regensburg, Germany.
Christian Peter BothDepartment of Anesthesiology, University Children's Hospital Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland.
Cordula HaasZurich Institute of Forensic Medicine, University of Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland.
Jörg ThomasDepartment of Anesthesiology, University Children's Hospital Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland. joerg.thomas@kispi.uzh.ch.
University Children's Hospital Zurich · CHUniversity of Regensburg · DEUniversity of Zurich · CH

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundSudden infant death syndrome (SIDS) is still one of the leading causes of postnatal infant death in developed countries. The occurrence of SIDS is described by a multifactorial etiology that involves the respiratory control system including chemoreception. It is still unclear whether genetic variants in genes involved in respiratory chemoreception might play a role in SIDS.

methodsThe exome data of 155 SIDS cases were screened for variants within 11 genes described in chemoreception. Pathogenicity of variants was assigned based on the assessment of variant types and in silico protein predictions according to the current recommendations of the American College of Medical Genetics and Genomics.

resultsPotential pathogenic variants in genes encoding proteins involved in respiratory chemoreception could be identified in 5 (3%) SIDS cases. Two of the variants (R137S/A188S) were found in the KNCJ16 gene, which encodes for the potassium channel Kir5.1, presumably involved in central chemoreception. Electrophysiologic analysis of these KCNJ16 variants revealed a loss-of-function for the R137S variant but no obvious impairment for the A188S variant.

conclusionsGenetic variants in genes involved in respiratory chemoreception may be a risk factor in a fraction of SIDS cases and may thereby contribute to the multifactorial etiology of SIDS. IMPACT: What is the key message of your article? Gene variants encoding proteins involved in respiratory chemoreception may play a role in a minority of SIDS cases. What does it add to the existing literature? Although impaired respiratory chemoreception has been suggested as an important risk factor for SIDS, genetic variants in single genes seem to play a minor role. What is the impact? This study supports previous findings, which indicate that genetic variants in single genes involved in respiratory control do not have a dominant role in SIDS.

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Sudden Infant DeathCase-Control StudiesExomeExome SequencingHumansInfantPotassium ChannelsPotassium Channels

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PMID35102300
PMCPMC9586864
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