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ReviewScientific reports2024

Exploring TTN variants as genetic insights into cardiomyopathy pathogenesis and potential emerging clues to molecular mechanisms in cardiomyopathies.

Amir Ghaffari Jolfayi, Erfan Kohansal, Serwa Ghasemi, Niloofar Naderi, Mahshid Hesami, MohammadHossein MozafaryBazargany, Maryam Hosseini Moghadam, Amir Farjam Fazelifar, Majid Maleki, Samira Kalayinia

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Review in Scientific reports, 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 32 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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32citing papers in PubMed, 1 pooled it
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1 · What the graph read from it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

32 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 28 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

10 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Amir Ghaffari JolfayiRajaie Cardiovascular Medical and Research Center, Iran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran.
Erfan KohansalRajaie Cardiovascular Medical and Research Center, Iran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran.
Serwa GhasemiRajaie Cardiovascular Medical and Research Center, Iran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran.
Niloofar NaderiCardiogenetic Research Center, Rajaie Cardiovascular Medical and Research Center, Iran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran.
Mahshid HesamiRajaie Cardiovascular Medical and Research Center, Iran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran.
MohammadHossein MozafaryBazarganyRajaie Cardiovascular Medical and Research Center, Iran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran.
Maryam Hosseini MoghadamCardiogenetic Research Center, Rajaie Cardiovascular Medical and Research Center, Iran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran.
Amir Farjam FazelifarRajaie Cardiovascular Medical and Research Center, Iran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran.
Majid MalekiCardiogenetic Research Center, Rajaie Cardiovascular Medical and Research Center, Iran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran.
Samira KalayiniaCardiogenetic Research Center, Rajaie Cardiovascular Medical and Research Center, Iran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran. samira.kalayi@yahoo.com.
Iran University of Medical Sciences · IRShaheed Rajaei Cardiovascular Medical and Research Center · IR

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The giant protein titin (TTN) is a sarcomeric protein that forms the myofibrillar backbone for the components of the contractile machinery which plays a crucial role in muscle disorders and cardiomyopathies. Diagnosing TTN pathogenic variants has important implications for patient management and genetic counseling. Genetic testing for TTN variants can help identify individuals at risk for developing cardiomyopathies, allowing for early intervention and personalized treatment strategies. Furthermore, identifying TTN variants can inform prognosis and guide therapeutic decisions. Deciphering the intricate genotype-phenotype correlations between TTN variants and their pathologic traits in cardiomyopathies is imperative for gene-based diagnosis, risk assessment, and personalized clinical management. With the increasing use of next-generation sequencing (NGS), a high number of variants in the TTN gene have been detected in patients with cardiomyopathies. However, not all TTN variants detected in cardiomyopathy cohorts can be assumed to be disease-causing. The interpretation of TTN variants remains challenging due to high background population variation. This narrative review aimed to comprehensively summarize current evidence on TTN variants identified in published cardiomyopathy studies and determine which specific variants are likely pathogenic contributors to cardiomyopathy development.

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CardiomyopathiesConnectinEarly Intervention, EducationalGenetic CounselingGenetic TestingHumansConnectinTTN protein, humanCardiomyopathyGeneticTitinTTNVariant

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PMID38438525
PMCPMC10912352
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