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ArticleInternational journal of cardiology2021

Characterizing modifier genes of cardiac fibrosis phenotype in hypertrophic cardiomyopathy.

Fuyi Xu, Yuanjian Chen, Kaitlin A Tillman, Yan Cui, Robert W Williams, Syamal K Bhattacharya, Lu Lu, Yao Sun

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Article in International journal of cardiology, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 4 papers.

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Fuyi XuDivision of Cardiovascular Diseases, Department of Medicine, Department of Genetics, Genomics and Informatics, University of Tennessee Health Science Center, Memphis, TN, United States of America.
Yuanjian ChenDivision of Cardiovascular Diseases, Department of Medicine, Department of Genetics, Genomics and Informatics, University of Tennessee Health Science Center, Memphis, TN, United States of America.
Kaitlin A TillmanDivision of Cardiovascular Diseases, Department of Medicine, Department of Genetics, Genomics and Informatics, University of Tennessee Health Science Center, Memphis, TN, United States of America.
Yan CuiDivision of Cardiovascular Diseases, Department of Medicine, Department of Genetics, Genomics and Informatics, University of Tennessee Health Science Center, Memphis, TN, United States of America.
Robert W WilliamsDivision of Cardiovascular Diseases, Department of Medicine, Department of Genetics, Genomics and Informatics, University of Tennessee Health Science Center, Memphis, TN, United States of America.
Syamal K BhattacharyaDivision of Cardiovascular Diseases, Department of Medicine, Department of Genetics, Genomics and Informatics, University of Tennessee Health Science Center, Memphis, TN, United States of America.
Lu LuDivision of Cardiovascular Diseases, Department of Medicine, Department of Genetics, Genomics and Informatics, University of Tennessee Health Science Center, Memphis, TN, United States of America. Electronic address: llu@uthsc.edu.
Yao SunDivision of Cardiovascular Diseases, Department of Medicine, Department of Genetics, Genomics and Informatics, University of Tennessee Health Science Center, Memphis, TN, United States of America. Electronic address: yasun@uthsc.edu.
University of Tennessee Health Science Center · US

Funding

Discovery of modifier genes in cardiomyopathyR01HL151438 · NHLBI · UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE HEALTH SCI CTR · PI LU, LU, PUREVJAV, ENKHSAIKHAN · 2020 to 2023
$2.5M
Genetic Modulation of Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy SeverityR01HL128350 · NHLBI · UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE HEALTH SCI CTR · PI LU, LU, SUN, YAO · 2016 to 2019
$2.0M
NHLBI NIH HHS R01 HL128350NHLBI NIH HHS R01 HL151438
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundClinical phenotypes of hypertrophic cardiomyopathy (HCM) vary greatly even among patients with the same gene mutations. This variability is largely regulated by unidentified modifier loci. The purpose of the study is to identify modifier genes for cardiac fibrosis-a major phenotype of HCM-using the BXD family, a murine cohort.

methodsThe relative severity of cardiac fibrosis was estimated by quantitation of cardiac collagen volume fraction (CCVF) across 66 members of the BXD family. Quantitative trait locus (QTL) mapping for cardiac fibrosis was done using GeneNetwork. Candidate modifier loci and genes associated with fibrosis were prioritized based on an explicit scoring system. Networks of correlation between fibrosis and cardiac transcriptomes were evaluated to generate causal models of disease susceptibility.

resultsCCVF levels varied greatly within this family. Interval mapping identified a significant CCVF-related QTL on chromosome (Chr) 2 in males, and a significant QTL on Chr 4 Mb in females. The scoring system highlighted two strong candidate genes in the Chr 2 locus-Nek6 and Nr6a1. Both genes are highly expressed in the heart. Cardiac Nek6 mRNA levels are significantly correlated with CCVF. Nipsnap3b and Fktn are lead candidate genes for the Chr 4 locus, and both are also highly expressed in heart. Cardiac Nipsnap3b gene expression correlates well with CCVF.

conclusionOur study demonstrated that candidate modifier genes of cardiac fibrosis phenotype in HCM are different in males and females. Nek6 and Nr6a1 are strong candidates in males, while Nipsnap3b and Fktn are top candidates in females.

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Cardiomyopathy, HypertrophicGenes, ModifierAnimalsChromosome MappingFemaleFibrosisHumansMaleMiceNIMA-Related KinasesPhenotypeNEK6 protein, humanNIMA-Related KinasesCardiac fibrosisHypertrophic cardiomyopathyModifier genesMurine genetic reference population

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PMCPMC8105878
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