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ArticleAnnals of noninvasive electrocardiology : the official journal of the International Society for Holter and Noninvasive Electrocardiology, Inc2014

Single nucleotide polymorphisms in proximity to K-channel genes are associated with decreased longitudinal QTc variance.

Yuliya Mints, Vadim Zipunnikov, Irfan Khurram, Hugh Calkins, Saman Nazarian

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Article in Annals of noninvasive electrocardiology : the official journal of the International Society for Holter and Noninvasive Electrocardiology, Inc, 2014. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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Yuliya MintsThe Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland.
Vadim Zipunnikov
Irfan Khurram
Hugh Calkins
Saman Nazarian

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Applications of Magnetic Resonance for Management of Ventricular TachycardiaK23HL089333 · NHLBI · JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY · PI NAZARIAN, SAMAN · 2010 to 2014
$686k
NHLBI NIH HHS K23 HL089333NHLBI NIH HHS K23HL089333
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Abstract

backgroundAtrial fibrillation (AF) is the most common form of cardiac arrhythmia. Despite significant progress in identification of predisposing factors, the pathophysiology of AF remains to be elucidated. Previous studies have reported that single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) in potassium-channel genes associate with AF and the instantaneous corrected QT interval (QTc). The purpose of this study was to examine the association between SNPs in proximity to KCNQ1, KCNH2, KCNE2, and KCNJ2 and longitudinal QTc variations in patients with AF. METHODS AND

resultsWe conducted a retrospective cohort study of 800 electrocardiograms from 93 patients with AF. All patients were Caucasian, with an average age of 61.2 years, and 72% were male. Of all patients, 37% had persistent AF, and 63% had paroxysmal AF. Following DNA extraction from blood, SNPs at the AF-associated loci KCNQ1, KCNH2, KCNE2, and KCNJ2 were genotyped using the Sequenom MassARRAY. Using a linear regression model and adapting a resampling inference, a decrease in longitudinal QTc variance was found to associate with SNPs near KCNH2 (rs10240738) and KCNJ2 (rs8079702) when adjusted for patient age, gender, AF type, and average QTc. On average, patients with these SNPs had a shorter QTc interval. In addition, we fitted a multilevel mixed effects regression model accounting for subject level heterogeneity and found no longitudinal association between presence of SNPs near K-channel genes and changes in QTc.

conclusionPolymorphisms near specific potassium-channel genes in AF patients are associated with decreased longitudinal QTc variance and a shorter average QTc. These results support the hypothesis that effects on myocardial repolarization may mediate the association of these SNPs and AF.

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Age DistributionAtrial FibrillationCohort StudiesElectrocardiographyERG1 Potassium ChannelEther-A-Go-Go Potassium ChannelsFemaleGenetic Predisposition to DiseaseHumansKCNQ1 Potassium ChannelMaleMiddle AgedPolymorphism, Single NucleotidePotassium ChannelsPotassium Channels, Inwardly RectifyingPotassium Channels, Voltage-GatedERG1 Potassium ChannelEther-A-Go-Go Potassium ChannelsKCNE2 protein, humanKCNH2 protein, humanKCNJ2 protein, humanKCNQ1 Potassium ChannelPotassium ChannelsPotassium Channels, Inwardly RectifyingPotassium Channels, Voltage-Gatedatrial fibrillationgene polymorphismpotassium channelsQT interval

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PMCPMC4015345

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