Amish, Mennonite, and Hutterite
Genetic Disorder Database

Calcium Release Channel Deficiency Syndrome

Disorder
OMIM #: #604772  (Click to access OMIM database)
Disorder: Calcium Release Channel Deficiency Syndrome 
Also known as: Exertion-Related Unexplained Sudden Cardiac Arrest
Catecholaminergic polymorphic ventricular tachycardia 1
CPVT1 
Clinical
Phenotype: polymorphic ventricular tachycardia, syncope, cardiac node dysfunction, other cardiac irregularities, sudden cardiac arrest, exercise-associated sudden death 
Seen In: Amish
Old Order Mennonite
Old Colony Mennonite
Unknown/Other Mennonite
Hutterite
Remarks: Autosomal dominant 
Mutations
1   Amish  
Gene: RYR2
Base Change: large duplication - 5′UTR/promoter, exons 1-4
Amino Acid Change:
Last updated: 2022-11-02 

References
Tester DJ, Bombei HM, Fitzgerald KK, Giudicessi JR, Pitel BA, Thorland EC, Russell BG, Hamrick SK, Kim CSJ, Haglund-Turnquist CM, Johnsrude CL, Atkins DL, Ochoa Nunez LA, Law I, Temple J, Ackerman MJ. (2020) Identification of a Novel Homozygous Multi-Exon Duplication in RYR2 Among Children With Exertion-Related Unexplained Sudden Deaths in the Amish Community. JAMA Cardiol Mar 1;5(3):13-18.
PubMed ID: 31913406 
Tester DJ, Kim CSJ, Hamrick SK, Ye D, et al. (2020) Molecular characterization of the calcium release channel deficiency syndrome. JCI Insight Aug 6;5(15):e135952.
PubMed ID: 32663189 

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