Pediatric Unit, Department of Precision and Regenerative Medicine and Ionian Area, University of Bari "Aldo Moro", 70124 Bari, Italy.
Department of Pediatric Cardiology, Giovanni XXIII Pediatric Hospital, 70126 Bari, Italy.
Genes (Basel). 2024 Aug 2;15(8):1015. doi: 10.3390/genes15081015.
Cardiac involvement is a major feature of RASopathies, a group of phenotypically overlapping syndromes caused by germline mutations in genes encoding components of the RAS/MAPK (mitogen-activated protein kinase) signaling pathway. In particular, Noonan syndrome (NS) is associated with a wide spectrum of cardiac pathologies ranging from congenital heart disease (CHD), present in approximately 80% of patients, to hypertrophic cardiomyopathy (HCM), observed in approximately 20% of patients. Genotype-cardiac phenotype correlations are frequently described, and they are useful indicators in predicting the prognosis concerning cardiac disease over the lifetime. The aim of this review is to clarify the molecular mechanisms underlying the development of cardiac diseases associated particularly with NS, and to discuss the main morphological and clinical characteristics of the two most frequent cardiac disorders, namely pulmonary valve stenosis (PVS) and HCM. We will also report the genotype-phenotype correlation and its implications for prognosis and treatment. Knowing the molecular mechanisms responsible for the genotype-phenotype correlation is key to developing possible targeted therapies. We will briefly address the first experiences of targeted HCM treatment using RAS/MAPK pathway inhibitors.
心脏受累是 RAS 相关疾病的一个主要特征,这类疾病是一组表型重叠的综合征,由 RAS/MAPK(丝裂原活化蛋白激酶)信号通路相关基因的种系突变引起。特别是,Noonan 综合征(NS)与广泛的心脏病理学相关,从先天性心脏病(CHD),约 80%的患者存在,到肥厚型心肌病(HCM),约 20%的患者存在。常描述基因型-心脏表型相关性,它们是预测终生心脏疾病预后的有用指标。本综述的目的是阐明与 NS 相关的心脏疾病发展的分子机制,并讨论两种最常见的心脏疾病,即肺动脉瓣狭窄(PVS)和 HCM 的主要形态和临床特征。我们还将报告基因型-表型相关性及其对预后和治疗的影响。了解导致基因型-表型相关性的分子机制是开发可能的靶向治疗的关键。我们将简要介绍使用 RAS/MAPK 通路抑制剂进行靶向 HCM 治疗的初步经验。