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Noncompaction cardiomyopathy is an inheritable disease, and if a family member is affected, consideration should be given to screening other family members.  Symptoms may be quite variable in different family members. Recurrence occurs in about 40% of family members.
Noncompaction cardiomyopathy is an inheritable disease, and if a family member is affected, consideration should be given to screening other family members.  Symptoms may be quite variable in different family members. Recurrence occurs in about 40% of family members.


At least two genetic abnormalities have been identified<ref>Botto, LD. Left ventricular noncompaction. Orphanet encyclopedia. http://www.orpha.net/data/patho/GB/uk-LVNC.pdf </ref>.  
==Echocardiography==
*One defect is in the gene that encodes for [[alpha-dystrobrevin]].  This is a [[dystrophin-associated protein]] which has been mapped to [[chromosome 18q12]]. The role of this protein is to preserve the structural integrity of the muscle membrane.
It is recommended that first degree relatives be screened by transthoracic echocardiography<ref name="pmid15210614">{{cite journal| author=Weiford BC, Subbarao VD, Mulhern KM| title=Noncompaction of the ventricular myocardium. | journal=Circulation | year= 2004 | volume= 109 | issue= 24 | pages= 2965-71 | pmid=15210614 | doi=10.1161/01.CIR.0000132478.60674.D0 | pmc= | url=http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/eutils/elink.fcgi?dbfrom=pubmed&tool=sumsearch.org/cite&retmode=ref&cmd=prlinks&id=15210614  }} </ref>.
*There is a second X-linked genetic defect which involves a mutation in the gene G4.5 (TAZ), the same gene involved in [[Barth syndrome]]. As a result, some patients with NCC have features of [[Barth syndrome]].  This gene which encodes for tafazzin.
 
==Genetic Screening==
Some highly specialized centers do offer genetic screening. Several potential genetic abnormalities have been identified:
*The gene that encodes for [[alpha-dystrobrevin]]<ref>Ichida  F,  Tsubata  S,  Bowles  KR, et al.  Novel gene mutations in patients with left ventricular noncompaction or Barth syndrome. Circulation.  2001;  103:  1256–1263.</ref>.  This is a [[dystrophin-associated protein]] which has been mapped to [[chromosome 18q12]]. The role of this protein is to preserve the structural integrity of the muscle membrane.
*An X-linked genetic defect which involves a mutation in the gene G4.5 (TAZ) of the Xq28 chromosome region (a gene which encodes for [[tafazzin]]), the same region of the chromosome involved in several [[myopathies]] with cardiac involvement are located. These include [[Barth syndrome]]<ref>Bleyl  SB,  Mumford  BR,  Brown-Harrison  MC, et al.  Xq28-linked noncompaction of the ventricular myocardium:  prenatal diagnosis and pathologic analysis of affected individuals. Am J Med Genet. 1997; 72:257–265.</ref>, [[Emery-Dreifuss muscular dystrophy]], and [[myotubular myopathy]]. As a result, some patients with NCC may have features of [[Barth syndrome]].   
* Mutations of the [[ryanodine receptor 2 gene]] ([[RyR2]]) as has been seen in patients with [[arrhythmogenic right ventricular dysplasia]].
* Deletions of the [[FKBP12 gene]] result in noncompaction in the mouse<ref>Rigopoulos  A,  Rizos  IK,  Aggeli  C, et al.  Isolated left ventricular noncompaction:  an unclassified cardiomyopathy with            severe prognosis in adults. Cardiology. 2002;98:25–32.</ref>.
*Knockout of the [[Peg1]] gene has been associated with NCC in the mouse <ref>Rigopoulos  A,  Rizos  IK,  Aggeli  C, et al.  Isolated left ventricular noncompaction:  an unclassified cardiomyopathy with                                    severe prognosis in adults. Cardiology.  2002;  98:  25–32.</ref>.
* [[LMNA]] mutations
*Abnormalities of transcription factors such as [[NKX2.5]] and [[TBX5]].
*Abnormalities of 11p15 as suggested in a [[GWAS]] analysis.
*22q11 deletion
*Distal 5q deletion involving the [[CSX]] gene <ref>Pauli  RM,  Scheib-Wixted  S,  Cripe  L, et al.  Ventricular noncompaction and distal chromosome 5q deletion. Am J Med Genet. 1999;85:419–423.</ref>


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Overview

Noncompaction cardiomyopathy is an inheritable disease, and if a family member is affected, consideration should be given to screening other family members. Symptoms may be quite variable in different family members. Recurrence occurs in about 40% of family members.

Echocardiography

It is recommended that first degree relatives be screened by transthoracic echocardiography[1].

Genetic Screening

Some highly specialized centers do offer genetic screening. Several potential genetic abnormalities have been identified:

References

  1. Weiford BC, Subbarao VD, Mulhern KM (2004). "Noncompaction of the ventricular myocardium". Circulation. 109 (24): 2965–71. doi:10.1161/01.CIR.0000132478.60674.D0. PMID 15210614.
  2. Ichida F, Tsubata S, Bowles KR, et al. Novel gene mutations in patients with left ventricular noncompaction or Barth syndrome. Circulation. 2001; 103: 1256–1263.
  3. Bleyl SB, Mumford BR, Brown-Harrison MC, et al. Xq28-linked noncompaction of the ventricular myocardium: prenatal diagnosis and pathologic analysis of affected individuals. Am J Med Genet. 1997; 72:257–265.
  4. Rigopoulos A, Rizos IK, Aggeli C, et al. Isolated left ventricular noncompaction: an unclassified cardiomyopathy with severe prognosis in adults. Cardiology. 2002;98:25–32.
  5. Rigopoulos A, Rizos IK, Aggeli C, et al. Isolated left ventricular noncompaction: an unclassified cardiomyopathy with severe prognosis in adults. Cardiology. 2002; 98: 25–32.
  6. Pauli RM, Scheib-Wixted S, Cripe L, et al. Ventricular noncompaction and distal chromosome 5q deletion. Am J Med Genet. 1999;85:419–423.