Unique genetic background and outcome of non-Caucasian Japanese probands with arrhythmogenic right ventricular dysplasia/cardiomyopathy.

The genetic background of Japanese ARVD/C probands is distinct from that of Caucasian probands, leading to distinct prognosis. The most affected gene mutations in Japanese probands were missense mutations in DSG2 leading to modest outcome, whereas PKP2 truncating mutations were the second most and might be a strong marker for lethal VAs in non-Caucasian Japanese ARVD/C probands.