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ArticleEuropean journal of human genetics : EJHG2023

Investigation on the high recurrence of the ATTRv-causing transthyretin variant Val142Ile in central Italy.

Francesco Mazzarotto, Alessia Argirò, Mattia Zampieri, Chiara Magri, Irene Giotti, Beatrice Boschi, Sabrina Frusconi, Massimo Gennarelli, Joel Buxbaum, Renato Polimanti and 3 more

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Article in European journal of human genetics : EJHG, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 6 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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3 · Its place in the literature

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6 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 13 citations in OpenAlex.

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

13 authors at 7 institutions in 2 countries.

Francesco MazzarottoDepartment of Molecular and Translational Medicine, University of Brescia, Brescia, Italy. francesco.mazzarotto@unibs.it.ORCID 0000-0002-6159-9980
Alessia ArgiròCardiomyopathy Unit, Careggi University Hospital, Florence, Italy.
Mattia ZampieriCardiomyopathy Unit, Careggi University Hospital, Florence, Italy.
Chiara MagriDepartment of Molecular and Translational Medicine, University of Brescia, Brescia, Italy.ORCID 0000-0001-9933-8666
Irene GiottiGenetics Unit, Careggi University Hospital, Florence, Italy.
Beatrice BoschiGenetics Unit, Careggi University Hospital, Florence, Italy.
Sabrina FrusconiGenetics Unit, Careggi University Hospital, Florence, Italy.
Massimo GennarelliDepartment of Molecular and Translational Medicine, University of Brescia, Brescia, Italy.
Joel BuxbaumThe Scripps Research Institute, La Jolla, CA, USA.
Renato PolimantiDepartment of Psychiatry, Yale School of Medicine, West Haven, CT, USA.ORCID 0000-0003-0745-6046
Iacopo OlivottoDepartment of Experimental and Clinical Medicine, University of Florence, Florence, Italy.
Federico PerfettoDepartment of Experimental and Clinical Medicine, University of Florence, Florence, Italy.
Francesco CappelliDepartment of Experimental and Clinical Medicine, University of Florence, Florence, Italy.
Azienda Ospedaliero-Universitaria Careggi · ITCentro San Giovanni di Dio Fatebenefratelli · ITLung Institute · USMeyer Children's Hospital · ITScripps Research Institute · USUniversity of Brescia · ITYale University · US

Funding

Yale Clinical and Translational Science Award (U Component)UL1TR001863 · NCATS · YALE UNIVERSITY · PI John H. Krystal, LUCILA OHNO-MACHADO · 2016 to 2026
$102.9M
NCATS NIH HHS UL1 TR001863
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The p.Val142Ile variant in transthyretin (encoded by the TTR gene) is the most common genetic cause of transthyretin-related amyloidosis. This allele is particularly prevalent in communities ofAfrican descent compared with populations of different ancestries, where its frequency is two orders of magnitude lower. For this reason, p.Val142Ile has always been considered an "African" variant, with limited studies performed on individuals of European descent. However, recent reports of higher-than-expected prevalence in European-ancestry populations question the African specificity of this allele. Here we show that the high recurrence of p.Val142Ile in central Italy is due to a founder effect and not to recent admixture from African populations, highlighting how this may be the case in other communities. This suggests a probable underestimate of the global prevalence of p.Val142Ile, and further emphasizes the importance of routine inclusion of TTR in gene panels used for clinical genetic testing in hypertrophic cardiomyopathy (independently of the patient's geographical origin), that transthyretin-related amyloidosis can mimic.

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Amyloid Neuropathies, FamilialCardiomyopathy, HypertrophicGenetic TestingHumansPrealbuminPrealbumin

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PMID36380086
PMCPMC10172197
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