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Mitochondrial DNA mutations in cardiomyopathy.

T Ito1, K Hattori, T Obayashi

  • 1Department of Internal Medicine II, Faculty of Medicine, University of Nagoya, Japan.

Japanese Circulation Journal
|October 1, 1992
PubMed
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Mitochondrial DNA (mtDNA) deletions are common in dilated cardiomyopathy, while point mutations in tRNA genes are linked to hypertrophic cardiomyopathy and MELAS syndrome, indicating mtDNA

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Area of Science:

  • Cardiology
  • Genetics
  • Mitochondrial Biology

Background:

  • Cardiomyopathies, including dilated and hypertrophic types, can have genetic underpinnings.
  • Mitochondrial DNA (mtDNA) mutations are implicated in various human diseases.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To investigate deletions and point mutations in mitochondrial DNA (mtDNA) of patients with dilated or hypertrophic cardiomyopathy.
  • To identify specific mtDNA alterations associated with different cardiomyopathy phenotypes and related syndromes.

Main Methods:

  • Polymerase chain reaction (PCR) and fluorescence-based direct sequencing were employed to analyze mtDNA.
  • Sequencing identified deletions, direct repeats, and point mutations in specific genes.

Main Results:

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  • Frequent mtDNA deletions were observed in patients with dilated cardiomyopathy, often flanked by direct repeats in the ATPase6 gene and D-loop region.
  • A patient with hypertrophic cardiomyopathy and left ventricular dilatation exhibited a large mtDNA deletion (7,079 bp) and unique point mutations in tRNA(Cys) and tRNA(Thr) genes.
  • A patient with MELAS (mitochondrial myopathy, encephalopathy, lactic acidosis, and stroke-like episodes) presented with an A-to-G transition in the tRNA(Leu)(UUR) gene.

Conclusions:

  • mtDNA deletions are prevalent in dilated cardiomyopathy.
  • Specific point mutations in mtDNA tRNA genes are associated with hypertrophic cardiomyopathy and MELAS.
  • mtDNA mutations should be suspected in patients with hypertrophic cardiomyopathy and lactic acidosis.