Left Ventricular Non-Compaction in a Hypermobile Adolescent Harboring a Novel Troponin I ( TNNI3) Variant (p.K106N): A case report

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2026
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Abstract Background Left ventricular non-compaction (LVNC) is a genetically heterogeneous cardiomyopathy linked to sarcomeric and cytoskeletal genes, yet only one case has previously been associated with a Troponin I (TNNI3) variant. Our case report describes the exceptionally rare coexistence of LVNC, a novel TNNI3 variant, and a hypermobile Ehlers–Danlos (hEDS) phenotype, genetically unrelated to TNNI3, resulting in a distinct clinical presentation. Case Summary A 17-year-old female with joint hypermobility, chronic musculoskeletal pain, and a strong maternal history of Ehlers–Danlos syndrome (EDS) presented after a right shoulder subluxation. Screening echocardiogram unexpectedly revealed LVNC with mildly reduced systolic ventricular function. Cardiopulmonary exercise testing (CPET) showed reduced peak VO2 and markedly elevated VE/VCO2 slope. Genetic testing identified a rare heterozygous TNNI3 variant of uncertain significance (c.318 G>C; p.K106N) within a conserved regulatory domain of cardiac troponin I, with no additional pathogenic variants in LVNC- or connective tissue-associated genes; cascade testing revealed the same variant in her mother. Discussion TNNI3-associated LVNC is extraordinarily rare. TNNI3 encodes cardiac troponin I, typically linked to hypertrophic and restrictive cardiomyopathy, occasionally dilated cardiomyopathy, and only rarely LVNC. LVNC has been reported in EDS almost exclusively in vascular EDS related to COL3A1, not in hEDS, adding further clinical distinctiveness. This case represents the first reported coexistence of LVNC with a TNNI3 variant in an adolescent with hEDS features and underscores the need for multimodal evaluation and family screening in patients with overlapping connective-tissue and autonomic phenotypes, rather than attributing LV hypertrabeculation to incidental or benign findings.
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Authors Kwadwo A Danso, Ernerio T Alboliras, D A Yeleti, Sandra W Secondus, Soujanya Bogarapu
Journal European Heart Journal - Case Reports
Year 2026
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10.1093/ehjcr/ytag494
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https://doi.org/10.1093/ehjcr/ytag494
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