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ArticleAnnals of noninvasive electrocardiology : the official journal of the International Society for Holter and Noninvasive Electrocardiology, Inc2021

Reduced current density, partially rescued by mexiletine, and depolarizing shift in activation of SCN5A W374G channels as a cause of severe form of Brugada syndrome.

Tadashi Nakajima, Tommy Dharmawan, Reika Kawabata-Iwakawa, Shuntaro Tamura, Hiroshi Hasegawa, Takashi Kobari, Masaki Ota, Shoichi Tange, Masahiko Nishiyama, Yoshiaki Kaneko and 1 more

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Article in Annals of noninvasive electrocardiology : the official journal of the International Society for Holter and Noninvasive Electrocardiology, Inc, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 5 papers.

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11 authors at 3 institutions in 1 country.

Tadashi NakajimaDepartment of Cardiovascular Medicine, Gunma University Graduate School of Medicine, Maebashi, Japan.ORCID 0000-0002-9635-2769
Tommy DharmawanDepartment of Cardiovascular Medicine, Gunma University Graduate School of Medicine, Maebashi, Japan.
Reika Kawabata-IwakawaDivision of Integrated Oncology Research, Gunma University Initiative for Advanced Research, Maebashi, Japan.ORCID 0000-0002-3504-1393
Shuntaro TamuraDepartment of Cardiovascular Medicine, Gunma University Graduate School of Medicine, Maebashi, Japan.
Hiroshi HasegawaDepartment of Cardiovascular Medicine, Gunma University Graduate School of Medicine, Maebashi, Japan.
Takashi KobariDepartment of Cardiovascular Medicine, Gunma University Graduate School of Medicine, Maebashi, Japan.
Masaki OtaDepartment of Cardiovascular Medicine, National Hospital Organization Takasaki General Medical Center, Takasaki, Japan.
Shoichi TangeDepartment of Cardiovascular Medicine, Japanese Red Cross Maebashi Hospital, Maebashi, Japan.
Masahiko NishiyamaGunma University, Maebashi, Japan.ORCID 0000-0001-9731-7183
Yoshiaki KanekoDepartment of Cardiovascular Medicine, Gunma University Graduate School of Medicine, Maebashi, Japan.ORCID 0000-0001-9611-2303
Masahiko KurabayashiDepartment of Cardiovascular Medicine, Gunma University Graduate School of Medicine, Maebashi, Japan.ORCID 0000-0002-9445-6759
Gunma University · JPMaebashi Red Cross Hospital · JPNational Hospital Organization Takasaki Medical Center · JP

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundSCN5A-related Brugada syndrome (BrS) can be caused by multiple mechanisms including trafficking defects and altered channel gating properties. Most SCN5A mutations at pore region cause trafficking defects, and some of them can be rescued by mexiletine (MEX).

objectiveWe recently encountered symptomatic siblings with BrS and sought to identify a responsible mutation and reveal its biophysical defects.

methodsTarget panel sequencing was performed. Wild-type (WT) or identified mutant SCN5A was transfected into tsA201 cells. After incubation of transfected cells with or without 0.1 mM MEX for 24-36 hr, whole-cell sodium currents (I

resultsThe proband was 29-year-old male who experienced cardiopulmonary arrest. Later, his 36-year-old sister, who had been suffering from recurrent episodes of syncope since 12 years, was diagnosed with BrS. An SCN5A W374G mutation, located at pore region of domain 1 (D1 pore), was identified in both. The peak density of W374G-I

conclusionsReduced current density, possibly due to a trafficking defect, and depolarizing shift in activation of SCN5A W374G are underlying biophysical defects in this severe form of BrS. Trafficking defects of SCN5A mutations at D1 pore may be commonly rescued by MEX.

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