Description

PRKAG2 Cardiac Syndrome is a rare familial disorder that affects the heart in several ways. Early recognition allows interventions that can prolong survival.


 

Chromosome: 7q36

Gene affected: PRKAG2

Gene product: gamma-2 regulatory subunit of AMP-activated kinase (AMPK)

 

Inheritance: autosomal dominant

 

Features may include:

(1) cardiac hypertrophy with glycogen storage cardiomyopathy

(2) ventricular pre-excitation (Wolff-Parkinson-White syndrome, WPWS)

(3) aberrant conduction pathway (conduction system disorder)

(4) atrial fibrillation (paroxysmal or chronic)

(5) sudden death

 


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