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Table 1. Clinical characteristics of ACTN3 genotypes
RR
RX
XX
Participants
13
44
20
Initial echocardiographic examination age
8.8
9.5
9.2
(7.4 – 12.2)
(7.9 – 12.4)
(7.9-11.5)
14.7±3.8
15.6±5.1
13.6±4.2
0.28
Oral prednisolone use (%)
7 (53.9)
14 (31.8)
8 (40.0)
0.34
ACE inhibitor use (%)
6 (46.2)
19 (43.2)
11 (55.0)
0.77
Beta-blocker use (%)
6 (46.2)
16(34.0)
9 (45.0)
0.59
10
11
0.19*
(Median, inter-quartile range, years)
Final echocardiographic examination age
0.69
(Mean±SD, years)
Median age at loss of ambulation (years)
RR, Patient with wild type c.1729C (p.577R) variant in two alleles; RX, Patient with a single
nucleotide variant of C.1729C>T (p. R577X); XX, Patient with a single nucleotide variant in both
alleles. *Compared by log-rank test.
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Table 2. Clinical characteristics of ACTN3 positive and null genotypes
ACTN3 positive genotype
ACTN3 null genotype
Participants
57
20
Initial echocardiographic examination age
9.3
9.15
(Median, inter-quartile range, years)
(7.8 - 12.2)
(7.9 – 11.5)
Final echocardiographic examination age
15.4±4.8
13.6±4.2
0.14
Oral prednisolone use (%)
21 (36.8)
8 (40.0)
0.80
ACE inhibitor use (%)
25 (43.9)
11 (55.0)
0.44
Beta-blocker use (%)
22 (38.6)
9 (45.0)
0.79
11
0.21*
0.66
(Mean±SD, years)
Median age at loss of ambulation (years)
*Compared by log-rank test
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Supplementary Table 1
List of identified mutations the DMD gene and polymorphisms in the ACTN3 gene.
KUCG
ACTN3
DMD mutation
Predicted effect of DMD mutation
30
c.6283C>T
nonsense mutation in exon 7
RX
145
c.8218-?_8390+?dup
duplication of exon 56
RX
147
c.6423C>A
nonsense mutation in exon 44
RX
170
c.7661-?_8027+?del
deletion of exons 53 to 54
RX
181
c.6615-?_7098+?del
deletion of exons 46 to 48
XX
201
c.531-?_4071+?del
deletion of exons 7 to 29
RX
202
c.6615-?_7542+?del
deletion of exons 46 to 51
XX
213
c.6291-?_6438+?del
deletion of exon 44
XX
214
c.6439-?_7309+?del
deletion of exons 45 to 50
RX
225
c.5899C>T
nonsense mutation in exon 41
XX
245
c.3959delC
1bp deletion in exon 29
RX
258
c.6439-?_7660+?del
deletion of exons 45 to 52
RX
263
c.6291-?_6438+?del
deletion of exon 44
RX
277
c.1773delA
1bp deletion in exon 15
RX
294
c.2168+1G>C
splicing mutation at exon 17
RX
327
c.6615-?_7912+?del
deletion of exons 46 to 47
XX
342
c.7654delG
1bp deletion in exon 52
RR
348
c.6615-?_7200+?del
deletion of exons 46 to 49
RX
376
c.2169-?_5326+?del
deletion of exons 18 to 37
RX
377
c.1062G>A
nonsense mutation in exon 10
RX
382
c.94-?_2169+?del
deletion of exons 3 to 17
RX
394
c.7661-?_8027+?del
deletion of exons 53 to 54
RR
395
c.7543-?_7660+?del
deletion of exon 52
RR
399
c.6615-?_7098+?del
deletion of exons 46 to 48
RX
427
c.6615-?_7098+?del
deletion of exons 46 to 48
XX
434
c.3347_3350delAGAA
4bp deletion in exon 25
XX
435
c.7310-?_7542+?del
deletion of exon 51
RR
436
c.5561delT
1bp deletion in exon 39
XX
Number
31
polymorphism
441
c.10498_10499delAG
2bp deletion in exon 74
RX
447
c.8218-?_9224+?dup
duplication of exons 56 to 62
RX
449
c.961-?_1602+?del
deletion of exons 10 to 13
RR
456
c.7817G>A
nonsense mutation in exon 53
RX
472
c.2804-?_6438+?dup
duplication of exons 22 to 44
RX
474
c.6913-?_7309+?del
deletion of exons 48 to 50
RX
478
c.9913G>T
nonsense mutation in exon 68
RX
501
c.5899C>T
nonsense mutation in exon 41
XX
505
c.4729delC
1bp deletion in exon 34
XX
512
c.6613dupA
1bp insertion in exon 45
RR
559
c.6805C>T
nonsense mutation in exon 47
RX
571
c.355C>T
nonsense mutation in exon 5
XX
577
c.5551C>T
nonsense mutation in exon 39
RX
581
c.6615-?_7542+?del
deletion of exons 46 to 51
RX
603
c.7310-?_9084+?dup
duplication of exons 51 to 60
RX
610
c.6439-?_7309+?del
deletion of exons 48 to 50
RX
623
c.6439-?_6614+?del
deletion of exon 45
RX
630
c.6291-?_6912+?del
deletion of exons 44 to 47
RX
643
c.8460G>A
nonsense mutation in exon 57
RX
651
c.5899C>T
nonsense mutation in exon 41
RX
656
c.6913-?_7660+?del
deletion of exons 48 to 52
RX
664
c.650-?_1602+?del
deletion of exons 8 to 13
XX
681
c.7099-?_7660+?del
deletion of exons 49 to 52
RX
689
c.650-?_3276+?del
deletion of exons 8 to 24
RX
708
c.94-?_649+?del
duplication of exons 10 to 11
RX
712
c.1329_1331+5delCAAGTAAG
splicing mutation at exon 11
RR
726
c.783dupT
1bp insertion in exon 8
XX
740
c.961-?_1331+?dup
duplication of exons 10 to 11
RR
763
c.6291-?_6438+?del
deletion of exon 44
RX
767
c.650-?_1992+?dup
duplication of exons 8 to 16
XX
791
c.7543-?_7660+?del
deletion of exon 52
XX
795
c.4536_4540delGAGTG
5bp deletion in exon 33
XX
809
c.2677C>T
nonsense mutation in exon21
RX
810
c.650-?_2292+?del
deletion of exons 8 to 18
RX
815
c.961-?_2169+?del
deletion of exons 10 to 17
XX
818
c.3908_3909delCT
2bp deletion in exon 28
RX
32
847
c.2419C>T
nonsense mutation in exon20
RX
851
c.650-?_2292+?del
deletion of exons 8 to 18
RR
857
c.9807+2714C>T
deep intronic mutation in intron 67
RR
865
c.6615-?_6912+?del
deletion of exons 46 to 47
RR
877
c.4414C>T
nonsense mutation in exon32
RX
879
c.7657C>T
nonsense mutation in exon52
RX
898
c.10108 C>T
nonsense mutation in exon70
RR
907
c.724C>T
nonsense mutation in exon8
RX
915
c.6615-?_7872+?del
deletion of exons 46 to 53
RR
921
c.9851G>A
nonsense mutation in exon68
RX
923
c.7780C>T
nonsense mutation in exon53
XX
926
c.6439-?_6614+?del
deletion of exon 45
XX
939
c.6291-?_6438+?del
deletion of exon 44
XX
KUCG; Kobe University Clinical Genetics
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Highlights
ACTN3 genotype is a genetic modifier for Duchene muscular dystrophy
ACTN3 genotype with risk of dilated cardiomyopathy in patients was studied
ACTN3 577XX null genotype has low left ventricular dilation-free survival rate
ACTN3 577XX null genotype is a risk factor for left ventricular dilation
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