Abstract
Idiopathic ventricular fibrillation in patients with an electrocardiogram (ECG) pattern of right bundle branch block and ST-segment elevation in leads V1 to V3 (now frequently called Brugada syndrome) is associated with a high incidence of syncopal episodes or sudden death. The disease is inherited as an autosomal dominant trait. Mutations in SCN5A, a cardiac sodium channel gene, have been recently associated with Brugada syndrome. We have analyzed 7 patients from Israel affected with Brugada syndrome. The families of these patients are characterized by a small number of symptomatic members. Sequencing analysis of SCN5A revealed two novel mutations, G35S and R104Q, in two Brugada patients, and a possible R34C polymorphism in two unrelated controls. No mutations were detected in 5 other patients, suggesting genetic heterogeneity. Low penetrance is probably the cause for the small number of symptomatic members in the two families positive for the SCN5A mutations.
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