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Malignant hyperthermia of anesthesia

MedGen UID:
9867
Concept ID:
C0024591
Pathologic Function
Synonym: Anesthesic-triggered malignant hyperthermia
SNOMED CT: Malignant hyperthermia caused by anesthesia (213026003); Malignant hyperpyrexia caused by anesthesia (213026003); Malignant hyperpyrexia caused by anesthetic (213026003); Malignant hyperthermia caused by anesthetic (213026003)
Modes of inheritance:
Autosomal dominant inheritance
MedGen UID:
141047
Concept ID:
C0443147
Intellectual Product
Source: Orphanet
A mode of inheritance that is observed for traits related to a gene encoded on one of the autosomes (i.e., the human chromosomes 1-22) in which a trait manifests in heterozygotes. In the context of medical genetics, an autosomal dominant disorder is caused when a single copy of the mutant allele is present. Males and females are affected equally, and can both transmit the disorder with a risk of 50% for each child of inheriting the mutant allele.
 
HPO: HP:0034733
Monarch Initiative: MONDO:0018493
OMIM®: 145600
Orphanet: ORPHA423

Disease characteristics

Excerpted from the GeneReview: Malignant Hyperthermia Susceptibility
Malignant hyperthermia susceptibility (MHS) is a pharmacogenetic disorder of skeletal muscle calcium regulation associated with uncontrolled skeletal muscle hypermetabolism. Manifestations of malignant hyperthermia (MH) are precipitated by certain volatile anesthetics (i.e., halothane, isoflurane, sevoflurane, desflurane, enflurane), either alone or in conjunction with a depolarizing muscle relaxant (specifically, succinylcholine). The triggering substances cause uncontrolled release of calcium from the sarcoplasmic reticulum and may promote entry of extracellular calcium into the myoplasm, causing contracture of skeletal muscles, glycogenolysis, and increased cellular metabolism, resulting in production of heat and excess lactate. Affected individuals experience acidosis, hypercapnia, tachycardia, hyperthermia, muscle rigidity, compartment syndrome, rhabdomyolysis with subsequent increase in serum creatine kinase (CK) concentration, hyperkalemia with a risk for cardiac arrhythmia or even cardiac arrest, and myoglobinuria with a risk for renal failure. In nearly all cases, the first manifestations of MH (tachycardia and tachypnea) occur in the operating room; however, MH may also occur in the early postoperative period. There is mounting evidence that some individuals with MHS will also develop MH with exercise and/or on exposure to hot environments. Without proper and prompt treatment with dantrolene sodium, mortality is extremely high. [from GeneReviews]
Authors:
Henry Rosenberg  |  Nyamkhishig Sambuughin  |  Sheila Riazi, et. al.   view full author information

Additional description

From PharmGKB
Malignant hyperthermia susceptibility (MHS) is a predisposition to a potentially life-threatening, hypermetabolic reaction triggered by potent volatile anesthetics (i.e. desflurane, enflurane, halothane, isoflurane, methoxyflurane, and sevoflurane) or the depolarizing muscle relaxant succinylcholine. These agents are relatively contraindicated in persons with MHS. MHS is diagnosed either by a positive response to the in vitro contracture test (IVCT) or the caffeine-halothane contracture test (CHCT), or by the presence of a pathogenic variant in RYR1 or CACNA1S that has been identified as causative for MHS (PMID: 30499100). Absence of pathogenetic variants in RYR1 or CACNA1S does not eliminate the chance of MHS based on findings that the genetic cause remains unknown for about half of all MH survivors, with contracture test-confirmed MHS (PMID: 28902675). Both genes are included on the list of actionable secondary findings by the American College of Medical Genetics and Genomics. MHS is inherited in an autosomal dominant manner and a positive result for a patient has familial ramifications. In addition to potential variations in RYR1 or CACNA1S, personal or family history of a reaction to these drugs or agents needs to be considered. Therapeutic guidelines for the use of potent volatile anesthetic agents and succinylcholine in the context of RYR1 or CACNA1S genotypes have been published in Clinical Pharmacology and Therapeutics by the Clinical Pharmacogenetics Implementation Consortium (CPIC).  https://www.pharmgkb.org/guidelineAnnotation/PA166180457

Professional guidelines

PubMed

Johnston JJ, Dirksen RT, Girard T, Hopkins PM, Kraeva N, Ognoon M, Radenbaugh KB, Riazi S, Robinson RL, Saddic Iii LA, Sambuughin N, Saxena R, Shepherd S, Stowell K, Weber J, Yoo S, Rosenberg H, Biesecker LG
Hum Mol Genet 2022 Nov 28;31(23):4087-4093. doi: 10.1093/hmg/ddac145. PMID: 35849058Free PMC Article
Hopkins PM, Girard T, Dalay S, Jenkins B, Thacker A, Patteril M, McGrady E
Anaesthesia 2021 May;76(5):655-664. Epub 2021 Jan 5 doi: 10.1111/anae.15317. PMID: 33399225
Rüffert H, Bastian B, Bendixen D, Girard T, Heiderich S, Hellblom A, Hopkins PM, Johannsen S, Snoeck MM, Urwyler A, Glahn KPE; European Malignant Hyperthermia Group
Br J Anaesth 2021 Jan;126(1):120-130. Epub 2020 Oct 31 doi: 10.1016/j.bja.2020.09.029. PMID: 33131754

Curated

Orphanet Emergency Guidelines: Malignant hyperthermia

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