ExomeChip-Wide Analysis of 95 626 Individuals Identifies 10 Novel Loci Associated With QT and JT Intervals
2018
Background
QT interval, measured through a standard ECG, captures the time it takes for the cardiac ventricles to depolarize and
repolarize. JT interval is the component of the
QT intervalthat reflects ventricular
repolarizationalone.
Prolonged QTinterval has been linked to higher risk of
sudden cardiac arrest. Methods and Results We performed an ExomeChip-wide analysis for both QT and JT intervals, including 209 449 variants, both common and rare, in 17 341 genes from the Illumina Infinium HumanExome BeadChip. We identified 10 loci that modulate QT and JT interval duration that have not been previously reported in the literature using single-variant statistical models in a meta-analysis of 95 626 individuals from 23 cohorts (comprised 83 884 European ancestry individuals, 9610 blacks, 1382 Hispanics, and 750 Asians). This brings the total number of ventricular
repolarizationassociated loci to 45. In addition, our approach of using coding variants has highlighted the role of 17 specific genes for involvement in ventricular
repolarization, 7 of which are in novel loci. Conclusions Our analyses show a role for myocyte internal structure and interconnections in modulating
QT intervalduration, adding to previous known roles of potassium, sodium, and calcium ion regulation, as well as autonomic control. We anticipate that these discoveries will open new paths to the goal of making novel remedies for the prevention of lethal ventricular arrhythmias and
sudden cardiac arrest.
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