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KLF10 and Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy

Hypertrophic cardiomyopathy (HCM) is the most common heritable cardiovascular disease. Both TIEG1 (encoded by KLF10) knockout mice develop HCM with marked up-regulation of PTTG1, suggesting a loss-of-function mechanism in human disease ([PMID:22234868]). In a study of 923 unrelated, genotype-negative HCM patients, six novel heterozygous KLF10 missense variants were identified in six probands ([PMID:22234868]). One representative variant is c.80T>C (p.Met27Thr). No segregation data were reported. Functional assays demonstrated that five of the six TIEG1 mutants significantly increased PTTG1 promoter activity in luciferase reporter studies and yielded elevated PTTG1 protein expression by immunohistochemistry in diseased cardiac tissue, mirroring the phenotype of KLF10-deficient mice ([PMID:22234868]).

References

  • Journal of cellular biochemistry • 2012 • TGFβ-inducible early gene-1 (TIEG1) mutations in hypertrophic cardiomyopathy [PMID:22234868]

Evidence Based Scoring (AI generated)

Gene–Disease Association

Limited

Six unrelated probands with novel KLF10 missense variants ([PMID:22234868]); supportive functional data

Genetic Evidence

Limited

Six novel heterozygous missense variants in six probands; no segregation reported

Functional Evidence

Moderate

KLF10-knockout mice recapitulate HCM; luciferase promoter assays and cardiac IHC confirm increased PTTG1 expression ([PMID:22234868])