Atrial natriuretic peptide frameshift mutation in familial atrial fibrillation

Denice M. Hodgson-Zingman, Margaret L. Karst, Leonid V. Zingman, Denise M. Heublein, Dawood Darbar, Kathleen J. Herron, Jeffrey D. Ballew, Mariza De Andrade, John C. Burnett, Timothy M. Olson

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Abstract

Atrial fibrillation is a common arrhythmia that is hereditary in a small subgroup of patients. In a family with 11 clinically affected members, we mapped an atrial fibrillation locus to chromosome 1p36-p35 and identified a heterozygous frameshift mutation in the gene encoding atrial natriuretic peptide. Circulating chimeric atrial natriuretic peptide (ANP) was detected in high concentration in subjects with the mutation, and shortened atrial action potentials were seen in an isolated heart model, creating a possible substrate for atrial fibrillation. This report implicates perturbation of the atrial natriuretic peptide-cyclic guanosine monophosphate (cGMP) pathway in cardiac electrical instability.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)158-165
Number of pages8
JournalNew England Journal of Medicine
Volume359
Issue number2
DOIs
StatePublished - 10 Jul 2008
Externally publishedYes

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • General Medicine

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