A Novel TPM1 Mutation Causes Familial Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy in an Indian Family: Genetic and Clinical Correlation

Hypertrophic cardiomyopathy (HCM) is a common inherited cardiac disorder characterised by unexplained left ventricular hypertrophy in the absence of abnormal loading conditions. The global prevalence of HCM is estimated to be 1 in 250 in the general population. It is caused due to mutations in genes coding for sarcomeric proteins. α-tropomyosin (TPM1) is an important protein in the sarcomeric thin filament which regulates sarcomere contraction. Mutations in TPM1 are known to cause hypertrophic cardiomyopathy, dilated cardiomyopathy and left ventricular non-compaction. Mutations in TPM1 causing hypertrophic cardiomyopathy are < 1%. However, some high-risk mutations causing sudden cardiac death are also known in this gene. We present a case of a novel heterozygous TPM1 mutation, NM_001018005.2:c.203A>G, p.Gln68Arg; co-segregating in an Indian family with hypertrophic cardiomyopathy. Our report expands the mutational spectrum of HCM due to TPM1 and provides the correlated cardiac phenotype.