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ArticleFrontiers in cardiovascular medicine2025

Case Report: A novel TTN gene variant and a concurrent rare COL4A4 gene variant in a Chinese patient with dilated cardiomyopathy.

Shan Han, Ying-Yi Zhang, Jie Geng

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Shan HanTianjin Key Laboratory of Cardiovascular Emergency and Critical Care, Department of Cardiology, Tianjin Municipal Science and Technology Bureau, Chest Hospital, Tianjin University, Tianjin, China.
Ying-Yi ZhangTianjin Key Laboratory of Cardiovascular Emergency and Critical Care, Department of Cardiology, Tianjin Municipal Science and Technology Bureau, Chest Hospital, Tianjin University, Tianjin, China.
Jie GengTianjin Key Laboratory of Cardiovascular Emergency and Critical Care, Department of Cardiology, Tianjin Municipal Science and Technology Bureau, Chest Hospital, Tianjin University, Tianjin, China.

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Abstract

An estimated 30%-50% of dilated cardiomyopathy (DCM) cases are attributable to genetic factors, with titin (TTN) mutations constituting the most prevalent genetic etiology, accounting for 20%-25% of hereditary DCM cases. The majority of pathogenic TTN variants are heterozygous truncating mutations (TTNtv), including frameshift, nonsense, and canonical splice-site variants. Alport syndrome (AS) represents the second most common monogenic cause of end-stage kidney disease (ESKD). While COL4A5 gene variants cause X-linked AS, mutations in COL4A3 or COL4A4 genes (both located on chromosome 2) are associated with autosomal recessive AS, autosomal dominant AS, and thin basement membrane nephropathy. We present a unique case featuring both a novel TTN variant and a rare COL4A4 mutation in a DCM patient. This dual rare variant presentation is clinically exceptional and may contribute to expanding the genetic landscape of DCM and informing future investigations into genotype-phenotype correlations between TTN mutations and DCM pathogenesis.

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case reportdilated cardiomyopathyleft ventricular reverse remodelingrare variantsTTN gene variant

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