Purpose: We have identified 27 families in Newfoundland and Labrador (NL) with the founder variant TMEM43 p.S358L responsible for 1 form of arrhythmogenic right ventricular cardiomyopathy. Current screening guidelines rely solely on cascade genetic screening, which may result in unrecognized, high-risk carriers who would benefit from preemptive implantable cardioverter-defibrillator therapy. This pilot study explored the acceptability among subjects to TMEM43 p.S358L population-based genetic screening (PBGS) in this Canadian province.
Methods: A prospective cohort study assessed attitudes, psychological distress, and health-related quality of life (QOL) in unselected individuals who underwent genetic screening for the TMEM43 p.S358L variant. Participants (n = 73) were recruited via advertisements and completed 2 surveys at baseline, 6 months, and 1 year which measured health-related QOL (SF-36v2) and psychological distress (Impact of Events Scale).
Results: No variant-positive carriers were identified. Of those screened through a telephone questionnaire, >95% felt positive about population-genetic screening for TMEM43 p.S358L, though 68% reported some degree of anxiety after seeing the advertisement. There were no significant changes in health-related QOL or psychological distress scores over the study period.
Conclusion: Despite some initial anxiety, we show support for PBGS among research subjects who screened negative for the TMEM43 p.S358L variant in NL. These findings have implications for future PBGS programs in the province.
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