Description
The c.573_577delGCGCT pathogenic mutation, located in coding exon 3 of the KCNQ1 gene, results from a deletion of 5 nucleotides at positions 573 to 577, causing a translational frameshift with a predicted alternate stop codon (p.R192Cfs*91). This alteration has been described in several homozygous and compound heterozygous families with autosomal recessive Jervell and Lange-Nielsen syndrome, and haplotype analysis has suggested a founder mutation effect in Norway (Tranebjaerg L et al. Am J Med Genet. 1999;89:137-46). Among these families, this alteration also was detected in the heterozygous state in multiple unaffected relatives; however, in other studies, this alteration was reported in heterozygous individuals with autosomal dominant long QT syndrome (LQTS) (Ackerman MJ et al. Mayo Clin Proc.1999;74:1088-94; Anderson HN et al. Cardiol Young. 2015;25:376-9), suggesting co-segregation with incomplete penetrance. In addition to the clinical data presented in the literature, this alteration is expected to result in loss of function by premature protein truncation or nonsense-mediated mRNA decay. As such, this alteration is interpreted as a disease-causing mutation.
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Origin | Affected | Number tested | Tissue | Purpose | Method | Individuals | Allele frequency | Families | Co-occurrences |
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1 | germline | unknown | not provided | not provided | not provided | | not provided | not provided | not provided | not provided |