Identification of a Large-scale Mitochondrial DNA Deletion in Iranian Heart Arrhythmia Patients(LQT Syndrome)

Introduction: Long QT Syndrome is one of the arrhythmic disorders of the heart that causes sudden cardiac death in patients. Most of the investigations have focused on nuclear genome for finding genetic defects in these disorders, but some of the cases with LQTS cannot be explained by mutations of i...

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Main Authors: M Khatami, M Heidari
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Published: Shahid Sadoughi University of Medical Sciences 2011-01-01
Series:Majallah-i Dānishgāh-i ’Ulūm-i Pizishkī-i Shahīd Ṣadūqī Yazd
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description Introduction: Long QT Syndrome is one of the arrhythmic disorders of the heart that causes sudden cardiac death in patients. Most of the investigations have focused on nuclear genome for finding genetic defects in these disorders, but some of the cases with LQTS cannot be explained by mutations of identified genes. It prompted the authors to focus on the mitochondrial DNA and monitor rearrangements which are probably the cause of respiratory chain defects and reduced ATP generation. Methods: The region of the mitochondrial DNA(from 5461 to 15000 nt) was screened by PCR amplification and southern blot followed by DNA sequence analysis. Results: For the first time, a large scale deletion(~8.7 kb) was identified in 30 of the39 patients (76.3%) using Multiplex PCR and Southern blot analysis and demonstrated that this deletion is flanked by 9bp direct repeat. The results also showed that this deletion in patient samples was higher than normal controls(P<0.001). Of the total,8 aged subjects(> 45 years old) had multiple deletions in the region between 5461 and 16150 that may be an age effect on the occurrence of rearrangements on mitochondrial genome. Conclusion: Since heart is highly dependent on oxidative energy generated in mitochondria, such a large scale deletion may be the link between these diseases and dysfunctions of mitochondria.
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spelling doaj.art-c6eb0eed90f84bb4be3478df360677012022-12-21T23:25:18ZfasShahid Sadoughi University of Medical SciencesMajallah-i Dānishgāh-i ’Ulūm-i Pizishkī-i Shahīd Ṣadūqī Yazd2228-57412228-57332011-01-01186531539Identification of a Large-scale Mitochondrial DNA Deletion in Iranian Heart Arrhythmia Patients(LQT Syndrome)M KhatamiM HeidariIntroduction: Long QT Syndrome is one of the arrhythmic disorders of the heart that causes sudden cardiac death in patients. Most of the investigations have focused on nuclear genome for finding genetic defects in these disorders, but some of the cases with LQTS cannot be explained by mutations of identified genes. It prompted the authors to focus on the mitochondrial DNA and monitor rearrangements which are probably the cause of respiratory chain defects and reduced ATP generation. Methods: The region of the mitochondrial DNA(from 5461 to 15000 nt) was screened by PCR amplification and southern blot followed by DNA sequence analysis. Results: For the first time, a large scale deletion(~8.7 kb) was identified in 30 of the39 patients (76.3%) using Multiplex PCR and Southern blot analysis and demonstrated that this deletion is flanked by 9bp direct repeat. The results also showed that this deletion in patient samples was higher than normal controls(P<0.001). Of the total,8 aged subjects(> 45 years old) had multiple deletions in the region between 5461 and 16150 that may be an age effect on the occurrence of rearrangements on mitochondrial genome. Conclusion: Since heart is highly dependent on oxidative energy generated in mitochondria, such a large scale deletion may be the link between these diseases and dysfunctions of mitochondria.http://85.185.157.11:6280/jssu/browse.php?a_id=1333&slc_lang=en&sid=1&ftxt=1Long QT SyndromeSequence DeletionPolymerase Chain ReactionBlotting Southern
spellingShingle M Khatami
M Heidari
Identification of a Large-scale Mitochondrial DNA Deletion in Iranian Heart Arrhythmia Patients(LQT Syndrome)
Majallah-i Dānishgāh-i ’Ulūm-i Pizishkī-i Shahīd Ṣadūqī Yazd
Long QT Syndrome
Sequence Deletion
Polymerase Chain Reaction
Blotting Southern
title Identification of a Large-scale Mitochondrial DNA Deletion in Iranian Heart Arrhythmia Patients(LQT Syndrome)
title_full Identification of a Large-scale Mitochondrial DNA Deletion in Iranian Heart Arrhythmia Patients(LQT Syndrome)
title_fullStr Identification of a Large-scale Mitochondrial DNA Deletion in Iranian Heart Arrhythmia Patients(LQT Syndrome)
title_full_unstemmed Identification of a Large-scale Mitochondrial DNA Deletion in Iranian Heart Arrhythmia Patients(LQT Syndrome)
title_short Identification of a Large-scale Mitochondrial DNA Deletion in Iranian Heart Arrhythmia Patients(LQT Syndrome)
title_sort identification of a large scale mitochondrial dna deletion in iranian heart arrhythmia patients lqt syndrome
topic Long QT Syndrome
Sequence Deletion
Polymerase Chain Reaction
Blotting Southern
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