Etiology
Mutations in the cardiac ryanodine receptor gene (MIM.180902).
- The ryanodine receptor on the sarcoplasmic reticulum is the major source of calcium required for cardiac muscle excitation-contraction coupling. The channel is a tetramer comprised of 4 RYR2 polypeptides and 4 FK506-binding proteins (FKBP1A; MIM.186945)
References
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