2021
Computational prediction of protein subdomain stability in MYBPC3 enables clinical risk stratification in hypertrophic cardiomyopathy and enhances variant interpretation
Thompson AD, Helms AS, Kannan A, Yob J, Lakdawala NK, Wittekind SG, Pereira AC, Jacoby DL, Colan SD, Ashley EA, Saberi S, Ware JS, Ingles J, Semsarian C, Michels M, Mazzarotto F, Olivotto I, Ho CY, Day SM. Computational prediction of protein subdomain stability in MYBPC3 enables clinical risk stratification in hypertrophic cardiomyopathy and enhances variant interpretation. Genetics In Medicine 2021, 23: 1281-1287. PMID: 33782553, PMCID: PMC8257482, DOI: 10.1038/s41436-021-01134-9.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsCardiomyopathiesCardiomyopathy, HypertrophicCarrier ProteinsHumansMutationMutation, MissenseRisk AssessmentConceptsHypertrophic cardiomyopathyClinical riskMissense variantsSarcomeric Human Cardiomyopathy RegistryHigh clinical riskClinical risk stratificationAdverse eventsComposite endpointRisk stratificationHCM patientsCommon causePatientsLoss of functionUncertain significanceMYBPC3Missense VUSCardiomyopathyHigh rateSubstantial numberSupportive evidenceVUSRiskVariant interpretationEvent analysisMethodsAmong
2020
Disease-specific variant pathogenicity prediction significantly improves variant interpretation in inherited cardiac conditions
Zhang X, Walsh R, Whiffin N, Buchan R, Midwinter W, Wilk A, Govind R, Li N, Ahmad M, Mazzarotto F, Roberts A, Theotokis PI, Mazaika E, Allouba M, de Marvao A, Pua CJ, Day SM, Ashley E, Colan SD, Michels M, Pereira AC, Jacoby D, Ho CY, Olivotto I, Gunnarsson GT, Jefferies JL, Semsarian C, Ingles J, O’Regan D, Aguib Y, Yacoub MH, Cook SA, Barton PJR, Bottolo L, Ware JS. Disease-specific variant pathogenicity prediction significantly improves variant interpretation in inherited cardiac conditions. Genetics In Medicine 2020, 23: 69-79. PMID: 33046849, PMCID: PMC7790749, DOI: 10.1038/s41436-020-00972-3.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsRare missense variantsCardiac conditionsSevere adverse outcomesMissense variantsDisease-specific informationAdverse outcomesClinical severityPatient outcomesHypertrophic cardiomyopathyAge 60Disease statusDisease specificityFunction variantsBenign variantsCardiomyopathyRare variationProportion of variantsDisease-associated variantsOutcomesVariant interpretationProbability of pathogenicityGene-disease relationshipsVariant pathogenicity predictionPatientsArrhythmiasMyosin Sequestration Regulates Sarcomere Function, Cardiomyocyte Energetics, and Metabolism, Informing the Pathogenesis of Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy
Toepfer CN, Garfinkel AC, Venturini G, Wakimoto H, Repetti G, Alamo L, Sharma A, Agarwal R, Ewoldt JF, Cloonan P, Letendre J, Lun M, Olivotto I, Colan S, Ashley E, Jacoby D, Michels M, Redwood CS, Watkins HC, Day SM, Staples JF, Padrón R, Chopra A, Ho CY, Chen CS, Pereira AC, Seidman JG, Seidman CE. Myosin Sequestration Regulates Sarcomere Function, Cardiomyocyte Energetics, and Metabolism, Informing the Pathogenesis of Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy. Circulation 2020, 141: 828-842. PMID: 31983222, PMCID: PMC7077965, DOI: 10.1161/circulationaha.119.042339.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdenosine TriphosphatasesAnimalsCardiac MyosinsCardiomyopathy, HypertrophicCells, CulturedEnergy MetabolismHumansInduced Pluripotent Stem CellsMiceMolecular Dynamics SimulationMuscle RelaxationMutation, MissenseMyocardial ContractionMyocytes, CardiacMyosin Heavy ChainsProtein ConformationSarcomeresConceptsProportion of myosinAdverse clinical outcomesHypertrophic cardiomyopathyHeart failureUnknown clinical significanceClinical outcomesClinical significancePathogenic variantsSarcomere functionSarcomere protein genesPathogenic missense variantsMyosin missense mutationsHemodynamic requirementsImpaired relaxationContractile abnormalitiesHealthy rodentsHypertrophic remodelingHemodynamic demandsPatient riskPoor relaxationCardiomyocyte contractilityHeart functionMyosin ATPase activityPatientsAllosteric modulators
2019
Patient mutations linked to arrhythmogenic cardiomyopathy enhance calpain-mediated desmoplakin degradation
Ng R, Manring H, Papoutsidakis N, Albertelli T, Tsai N, See CJ, Li X, Park J, Stevens TL, Bobbili PJ, Riaz M, Ren Y, Stoddard CE, Janssen PM, Bunch TJ, Hall SP, Lo YC, Jacoby DL, Qyang Y, Wright N, Ackermann MA, Campbell SG. Patient mutations linked to arrhythmogenic cardiomyopathy enhance calpain-mediated desmoplakin degradation. JCI Insight 2019, 5 PMID: 31194698, PMCID: PMC6675562, DOI: 10.1172/jci.insight.128643.Peer-Reviewed Original Research