Molecular Genetics and Metabolism Reports (Mar 2023)

A novel homozygous missense mutation in PNPLA2 in a patient manifesting primary triglyceride deposit cardiomyovasculopathy

  • Yasuhiro Hara,
  • Yoshihiko Ikeda,
  • Hayato Kimura,
  • Shinsaku Shimamoto,
  • Mao Ishikawa,
  • Kunihisa Kobayashi,
  • Hironori Nagasaka,
  • Hisashi Shimoyama,
  • Ken-ichi Hirano

Journal volume & issue
Vol. 34
p. 100960

Abstract

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Primary triglyceride deposit cardiomyovasculopathy (P-TGCV), caused by a rare genetic mutation in PNPLA2 encoding adipose triglyceride lipase (ATGL), exhibits severe cardiomyocyte steatosis and heart failure. Here, we report the case of a 51-year-old man with P-TGCV homozygous for a novel PNPLA2 mutation (c.446C > G, P149R) in the catalytic domain of ATGL. Analyses of endomyocardial biopsy specimens and in vitro expression experiments showed mutant protein expression with conserved lipid binding, but reduced lipolytic activity, indicating mutation pathogenicity.

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