A patient with ventricular tachycardia due to a novel mutation of the lamin A/C gene: case presentation and mini review

Hellenic J Cardiol. 2013 Jul-Aug;54(4):326-30.

Abstract

Lamin A/C is a major constituent of the nuclear lamina, the proteinaceous meshwork underlying the inner nuclear membrane. Laminopathies are a group of diseases with heterogeneous clinical presentation. Lamin A/C mutations are a well-established cause of dilated cardiomyopathy. In our case, a novel mutation of lamin A/C presented in the typical form of cardiolaminopathy with ventricular tachycardia and mild myocardial dysfunction in an apparently healthy, middle-aged individual.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Adult
  • Cardiomyopathy, Dilated / complications
  • Cardiomyopathy, Dilated / diagnosis
  • Cardiomyopathy, Dilated / genetics*
  • DNA / genetics*
  • Humans
  • Lamin Type A / genetics*
  • Lamin Type A / metabolism
  • Male
  • Mutation*
  • Polymerase Chain Reaction
  • Tachycardia, Ventricular / complications
  • Tachycardia, Ventricular / genetics*
  • Tachycardia, Ventricular / metabolism

Substances

  • Lamin Type A
  • DNA