A six-year-old girl with restrictive cardiomyopathy and hypertrabeculation, due to the early onset of her disease, whole exome sequencing was conducted, revealing the presence of a novel heterozygous missense variant in the FLNC gene. The same gene variant was also identified in her father, who, at an adult age, displayed normal imaging results and was symptom-free. This variant has not been reported in population databases or current medical literature and is classified as likely pathogenic.
FLNC Associated Restrictive Cardiomyopathy and Hypertrabeculation, a Rare Association
Aristizabal,Ana M. and Guzmán-Serrano,Carlos Alberto and Lizcano,María Isabel and Mosquera,Walter and Lores,Juliana and Pachajoa,Harry and Cely,Cesar. FLNC Associated Restrictive Cardiomyopathy and Hypertrabeculation, a Rare Association. Arq. Bras. Cardiol. [online]. 2024, vol. 121, n. 5, [cited 2025-09-06], e20230790. Available from: <https://abccardiol.org/en/article/flnc-associated-restrictive-cardiomyopathy-and-hypertrabeculation-a-rare-association/>. ISSN 0066-782X.
Figure 1
Cardiac magnetic resonance: cine SSFP TrusFisp sequence in long axis 2-chamber and short axis where significant hypertrabeculation of the left ventricular cavity is observed, compromising the lateral and inferior and mid-apical walls with a non-compaction region/compaction region ratio of 4.