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    Hermida, Alexis; Jedraszak, Guillaume; Kubala, Maciej; Mathiron, Amel; Berna, Pascal; Bennis, Youssef; Hermida, Jean-Sylvain

    Gene, 04/2021, Volume: 777
    Journal Article

    •We report a detailed case of type 2 Timothy syndrome due to a p.(Gly402Ser) mutation in exon 8 of the CACNA1C gene.•Adding Mexiletine to Nadolol resulted in a reduction of the QTc and a slight decrease in the number of appropriate shocks during a long-term follow up of nine years.•Left cardiac sympathetic denervation also appears to have been effective. We report a detailed case of type 2 TS due to a p.(Gly402Ser) mutation in exon 8 of the CACNA1C gene. The patient shows a marked prolongation of repolarization with a mean QTc of 540 ms. He shows no structural heart disease, syndactyly, or cranio-facial abnormalities. However, he shows developmental delays, without autism, and dental abnormalities. The cardiac phenotype is very severe, with a resuscitated cardiac arrest at 2.5 years of age, followed by 26 appropriate shocks during nine years of follow-up. Adding mexiletine to nadolol resulted in a reduction of the QTc and a slight decrease in the number of appropriate shocks.