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ArticleMolecular genetics & genomic medicine2023

Whole-exome sequencing: Clinical characterization of pediatric and adult Italian patients affected by different forms of hereditary cardiovascular diseases.

Stefania Lenarduzzi, Beatrice Spedicati, Beatrice Alessandrini, Paola Tesolin, Alessia Paldino, Marta Gigli, Gianfranco Sinagra, Paolo Gasparini, Matteo Dal Ferro, Giorgia Girotto

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Stefania LenarduzziInstitute for Maternal and Child Health - I.R.C.C.S. "Burlo Garofolo", Trieste, Italy.ORCID 0000-0001-8450-1694
Beatrice SpedicatiDepartment of Medicine, Surgery and Health Sciences, University of Trieste, Trieste, Italy.ORCID 0000-0002-7432-4708
Beatrice AlessandriniDepartment of Medicine, Surgery and Health Sciences, University of Trieste, Trieste, Italy.ORCID 0000-0001-5622-4415
Paola TesolinDepartment of Medicine, Surgery and Health Sciences, University of Trieste, Trieste, Italy.ORCID 0000-0002-5238-6422
Alessia PaldinoCardiovascular Department, Azienda Sanitaria Universitaria Giuliano Isontina (ASUGI), University of Trieste, Trieste, Italy.ORCID 0000-0002-5823-3777
Marta GigliCardiovascular Department, Azienda Sanitaria Universitaria Giuliano Isontina (ASUGI), University of Trieste, Trieste, Italy.ORCID 0000-0002-3856-937X
Gianfranco SinagraDepartment of Medicine, Surgery and Health Sciences, University of Trieste, Trieste, Italy.ORCID 0000-0003-2700-8478
Paolo GaspariniInstitute for Maternal and Child Health - I.R.C.C.S. "Burlo Garofolo", Trieste, Italy.ORCID 0000-0002-0859-0856
Matteo Dal FerroCardiovascular Department, Azienda Sanitaria Universitaria Giuliano Isontina (ASUGI), University of Trieste, Trieste, Italy.
Giorgia GirottoInstitute for Maternal and Child Health - I.R.C.C.S. "Burlo Garofolo", Trieste, Italy.ORCID 0000-0003-4507-6589
University of Trieste · ITIRCCS Materno Infantile Burlo Garofolo · IT

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Abstract

backgroundHereditary cardiovascular diseases comprise several different entities. In this study, we focused on cardiomyopathies (i.e., hypertrophic, dilated, arrhythmogenic, and left ventricular non-compaction), channelopathies (i.e., Brugada syndrome and long QT syndrome), and aortopathies and pulmonary arterial hypertension (i.e., thoracic/abdominal aortic aneurysm and pulmonary arterial hypertension), and genetically characterized 200 Italian patients affected by these diseases.

methodsWe employed whole-exome sequencing (WES), focused on four in silico gene panels, and the MLPA method for hypertrophic and arrhythmogenic right ventricular cardiomyopathy cases.

resultsCardiomyopathies affected 87.5% of analyzed patients, channelopathies 7%, and aortopathies and pulmonary arterial hypertension 5.5%. The molecular diagnosis was confirmed for 21.5% of cases with a higher detection rate in familial forms (34%) than sporadic ones (14%). We highlighted the importance of family segregation to better understand the pathogenic role of the identified variants and their involvement in the clinical phenotype. Negative results could be ascribed to the high genetic and clinical heterogeneity of hereditary cardiovascular diseases; clinical follow-up and revaluation of WES data will be essential.

conclusionThis study highlights the importance of a multi-step approach (WES and MLPA) to characterize hereditary cardiovascular diseases, provides crucial information for clinical management and recurrence risk estimation, and lays the foundation for future personalized therapies.

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CardiomyopathiesCardiovascular DiseasesChannelopathiesPulmonary Arterial HypertensionExome SequencingGenetic TestingHumansMutationhereditary cardiovascular diseasesMLPAwhole-exome sequencing

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PMID36788754
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