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CACNA1C gain-of-function mutations linked to HCM, LQTS, and Timothy syndrome.
Genetic variations in the CACNA1C gene can result in cardiac-only Timothy syndrome, presenting with hypertrophic cardiomyopathy and long QT syndrome.
While structural heart disease and cardiac channelopathies are often considered to have unique molecular mechanisms, genetic variations in the CACNA1C gene have been associated with hypertrophic cardiomyopathy (HCM) or long QT syndrome (LQTS).1 CACNA1C encodes the L-type voltage-gated calcium channel that is responsible for many cardiac functions, including the plateau phase of the cardiac action potential and cellular excitability.2 Gain-of-function mutations can result in Timothy syndrome (TS), with neurodevelopmental delay, syndactyly, and prolonged QT interval with malignant ventricular arrhythmia.
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Einhorn et al. (2023) studied Timothy syndrome, hypertrophic cardiomyopathy, long QT syndrome. Gain-of-function mutations in the CACNA1C gene are associated with hypertrophic cardiomyopathy, long QT syndrome, and Timothy syndrome.
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