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The proband is a 47-year-old-patient, whose younger brother died at 25 years of unexplained sudden cardiac death. Three paternal uncles needed a pacemaker (PM) implantation between 40 and 65 years for unspecified causes. At the age of 42, he was implanted with a PM for two episodes of syncope and the presence of complete atrioventricular block (AVB). NGS analysis revealed the missense variation c. 2351G&gt;A, p.Gly844Asp in the exon 17 of the TRPM4 gene. This gene encodes the TRPM4 channel, a calcium-activated nonselective cation channel of the transient receptor potential melastatin (TRPM) ion channel family. Variations in TRPM4 have been shown to cause an increase in cell surface current density, which results in a gain of gene function. Our report broadens and supports the causative role of TRPM4 gene mutations in PCCD. Genetic screening and identification of the causal mutation are critical for risk stratification and family counselling.<\/jats:p>","DOI":"10.3390\/genes13020258","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2022,1,29]],"date-time":"2022-01-29T01:41:59Z","timestamp":1643420519000},"page":"258","update-policy":"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.3390\/mdpi_crossmark_policy","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":19,"title":["The Role of TRPM4 Gene Mutations in Causing Familial Progressive Cardiac Conduction Disease: A Further Contribution"],"prefix":"10.3390","volume":"13","author":[{"given":"Alberto","family":"Palladino","sequence":"first","affiliation":[{"name":"Cardiomiology and Medical Genetics, University Hospital of Campania Luigi Vanvitelli, 80138 Naples, Italy"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Andrea Antonio","family":"Papa","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Division of Cardiology, Department of Translational Medical Sciences, University of Campania \u201cLuigi Vanvitelli\u201d, Monaldi Hospital, 80131 Naples, Italy"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0003-4543-3953","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Roberta","family":"Petillo","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Cardiomiology and Medical Genetics, University Hospital of Campania Luigi Vanvitelli, 80138 Naples, Italy"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Marianna","family":"Scutifero","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Cardiomiology and Medical Genetics, University Hospital of Campania Luigi Vanvitelli, 80138 Naples, Italy"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Salvatore","family":"Morra","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Cardiomiology and Medical Genetics, University Hospital of Campania Luigi Vanvitelli, 80138 Naples, Italy"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Luigia","family":"Passamano","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Cardiomiology and Medical Genetics, University Hospital of Campania Luigi Vanvitelli, 80138 Naples, Italy"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Vincenzo","family":"Nigro","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Precision Medicine, University of Campania Luigi Vanvitelli, 80138 Naples, Italy"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0002-0925-7158","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Luisa","family":"Politano","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Cardiomiology and Medical Genetics, University Hospital of Campania Luigi Vanvitelli, 80138 Naples, Italy"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]}],"member":"1968","published-online":{"date-parts":[[2022,1,28]]},"reference":[{"key":"ref_1","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","first-page":"251","DOI":"10.1053\/eupc.2000.0109","article-title":"The registry of the European Working Group on Cardiac Pacing (EWGCP). 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