KCNQ1 and Long QT Syndrome in 1/45 Amish: The Road from Identification to Implementation of Culturally Appropriate Precision Medicine
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Streeten, E.A.See, V.Y.
Jeng, L.B.J.
Maloney, K.A.
Lynch, M.
Glazer, A.M.
Yang, T.
Roden, D.
Pollin, T.I.
Daue, M.
Ryan, K.A.
Van Hout, C.
Gosalia, N.
Gonzaga-Jauregui, C.
Economides, A.
Perry, J.A.
O’Connell, J.
Beitelshees, A.
Palmer, K.
Mitchell, B.D.
Shuldiner, A.R.
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2020-11-03Journal
Circulation: Genomic and Precision MedicinePublisher
Lippincott Williams and WilkinsType
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Background: In population-based research exome sequencing, the path from variant discovery to return of results is not well established. Variants discovered by research exome sequencing have the potential to improve population health. Methods: Population-based exome sequencing and agnostic ExWAS were performed 5521 Amish individuals. Additional phenotyping and in vitro studies enabled reclassification of a KCNQ1 variant from variant of unknown significance to pathogenic. Results were returned to participants in a community setting. Results: A missense variant was identified in KCNQ1 (c.671C>T, p.T224M), a gene associated with long QT syndrome type 1, which can cause syncope and sudden cardiac death. The p.T224M variant, present in 1/45 Amish individuals is rare in the general population (1/248 566 in gnomAD) and was highly associated with QTc on electro-cardiogram (P=5.53E-24, β=20.2 ms/allele). Because of the potential importance of this variant to the health of the population, additional phenotyping was performed in 88 p.T224M carriers and 54 noncarriers. There was stronger clinical evidence of long QT syndrome in carriers (38.6% versus 5.5%, P=0.0006), greater history of syncope (32% versus 17%, P=0.020), and higher rate of sudden cardiac death in first degree relatives<age 30 (4.5% versus 0%, P=0.026). Expression of p.T224M KCNQ1 in Chinese hamster ovary cells showed near complete loss of protein function. Our clinical and functional data enabled reclassification of p.T224M from a variant of unknown significance to pathogenic. Of the 88 carriers, 93% met criteria for beta-blocker treatment and 5/88 (5.7%) were on medications that may further prolong QTc. Carriers were provided a Clinical Laboratory Improvement Amendments confirmed report, genetic counseling, and treatment recommendations. Follow-up care was coordinated with local physicians. Conclusions: This work provides a framework by which research exome sequencing can be rapidly translated in a culturally appropriate manner to directly benefit research participants and enable population precision health. Copyright 2020 Cambridge University Press. All rights reserved.Identifier to cite or link to this item
http://hdl.handle.net/10713/14619ae974a485f413a2113503eed53cd6c53
10.1161/CIRCGEN.120.003133
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