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Carpena NT, Lee MY. Genetic Hearing Loss and Gene Therapy. Genomics Inform 2018; 16:e20. [PMID: 30602081 PMCID: PMC6440668 DOI: 10.5808/gi.2018.16.4.e20] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/29/2018] [Accepted: 12/04/2018] [Indexed: 12/15/2022] Open
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Genetic hearing loss crosses almost all the categories of hearing loss which includes the following: conductive, sensory, and neural; syndromic and nonsyndromic; congenital, progressive, and adult onset; high-frequency, low-frequency, or mixed frequency; mild or profound; and recessive, dominant, or sex-linked. Genes play a role in almost half of all cases of hearing loss but effective treatment options are very limited. Genetic hearing loss is considered to be extremely genetically heterogeneous. The advancements in genomics have been instrumental to the identification of more than 6,000 causative variants in more than 150 genes causing hearing loss. Identification of genes for hearing impairment provides an increased insight into the normal development and function of cells in the auditory system. These defective genes will ultimately be important therapeutic targets. However, the auditory system is extremely complex which requires tremendous advances in gene therapy including gene vectors, routes of administration, and therapeutic approaches. This review summarizes and discusses recent advances in elucidating the genomics of genetic hearing loss and technologies aimed at developing a gene therapy that may become a treatment option for in the near future.
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- Nathanial T Carpena
- Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, Dankook University College of Medicine, Cheonan 31116, Korea
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- Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, Dankook University College of Medicine, Cheonan 31116, Korea.,Beckman Laser Institute Korea, Dankook University, Cheonan 31116, Korea
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Chen K, Liu M, Wu X, Zong L, Jiang H. Targeted next generation sequencing reveals OTOF mutations in auditory neuropathy spectrum disorder. Int J Pediatr Otorhinolaryngol 2018; 115:19-23. [PMID: 30368385 DOI: 10.1016/j.ijporl.2018.09.008] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/03/2018] [Revised: 08/05/2018] [Accepted: 09/13/2018] [Indexed: 02/05/2023]
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OBJECTIVE To study the genetic etiology of auditory neuropathy spectrum disorder (ANSD) in a Chinese family and perform a literature review of OTOF mutations and cochlear implantation (CI). METHODS Sequential targeted next generation sequencing (NGS) and CI was performed for the proband. Further, 50 DNA samples from unrelated families with nonsyndromic deafness were examined for frequency determination. The impact of OTOF mutations on hearing recovery after CI was assessed through the literature survey. RESULTS In the proband, the targeted NGS panel revealed five suspected variants in four genes (OTOF, EYA4, PCDH15, and GIPC3), of which two mutations-c.5098G > C (p.Glu1700Gln) and c.1702C > T (p.Arg568Trp)-in the OTOF gene were found to be correlated with ANSD. The c.5098G > C allele was identified in only one child from the 50 unrelated participants. The proband's hearing and speech abilities were restored 2 years after the surgery. Most ANSD patients (90.9%; 30/33) with OTOF mutations have acceptable surgical outcomes, as indicated by existing reports. CONCLUSIONS Our results support the feasibility of CI for patients with ANSD and OTOF mutations, and this hypothesis was supported by the review of existing data. A larger number of cases studies is required to determine possible modifies on the prognosis of surgery.
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- Kaitian Chen
- Department of Otorhinolaryngology, The First Affiliated Hospital, Sun Yat-sen University and Institute of Otorhinolaryngology, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, 510080, PR China
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- Department of Otorhinolaryngology, The First Affiliated Hospital, Sun Yat-sen University and Institute of Otorhinolaryngology, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, 510080, PR China
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- Department of Otorhinolaryngology, The First Affiliated Hospital, Sun Yat-sen University and Institute of Otorhinolaryngology, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, 510080, PR China
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- Department of Otorhinolaryngology, The Second Affiliated Hospital of Guangzhou Medical University, Guangzhou, 510260, PR China
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- Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Hainan General Hospital, Haikou, 570311, PR China.
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Reed NS, Deal JA, Huddle MG, Betz JF, Bailey BE, McGlumphy EJ, Eghrari AO, Riazuddin SA, Lin FR, Gottsch JD. Pilot Study of Audiometric Patterns in Fuchs Corneal Dystrophy. JOURNAL OF SPEECH, LANGUAGE, AND HEARING RESEARCH : JSLHR 2018; 61:2604-2608. [PMID: 30286242 PMCID: PMC6428237 DOI: 10.1044/2018_jslhr-h-18-0088] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/14/2018] [Revised: 05/11/2018] [Accepted: 06/05/2018] [Indexed: 06/08/2023]
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PURPOSE Although Fuchs corneal dystrophy (FCD) is considered an eye disease, a small number of studies have identified genes related to both FCD and hearing loss. Whether FCD is related to hearing loss is unknown. METHOD This is a case-control study comparing pure-tone audiometry hearing thresholds in 180 patients with FCD from a hospital-based ophthalmology clinic with 2,575 population-based controls from a nationally representative survey, the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (from cycles 2005-06 and 2009-10). Generalized estimating equations were used to compare mean better-hearing ear thresholds in the 2 groups adjusted for age, sex, race, and noise exposure. RESULTS Patients with FCD had higher hearing thresholds (worse hearing) in lower frequencies (mean difference at 0.5 kHz = 3.49 dB HL) and lower hearing thresholds (better hearing) in higher frequencies (difference at 4 kHz = -4.25 dB HL) compared with population-based controls. CONCLUSION In the first study to use objectively measured hearing, FCD was associated with poorer low-frequency and better high-frequency audiometric thresholds than population controls. Further studies are needed to characterize this relationship.
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- Nicholas S Reed
- Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, Johns Hopkins School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD
- Center on Aging and Health, Johns Hopkins Medical Institutions, Baltimore, MD
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- Center on Aging and Health, Johns Hopkins Medical Institutions, Baltimore, MD
- Department of Epidemiology, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, Baltimore, MD
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- Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, Johns Hopkins School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD
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- Center on Aging and Health, Johns Hopkins Medical Institutions, Baltimore, MD
- Department of Biostatistics, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, Baltimore, MD
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- The Wilmer Eye Institute, Johns Hopkins School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD
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- The Wilmer Eye Institute, Johns Hopkins School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD
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- The Wilmer Eye Institute, Johns Hopkins School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD
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- The Wilmer Eye Institute, Johns Hopkins School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD
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- Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, Johns Hopkins School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD
- Center on Aging and Health, Johns Hopkins Medical Institutions, Baltimore, MD
- Department of Epidemiology, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, Baltimore, MD
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- The Wilmer Eye Institute, Johns Hopkins School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD
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Li Y, Liu H, Giffen KP, Chen L, Beisel KW, He DZZ. Transcriptomes of cochlear inner and outer hair cells from adult mice. Sci Data 2018; 5:180199. [PMID: 30277483 PMCID: PMC6167952 DOI: 10.1038/sdata.2018.199] [Citation(s) in RCA: 48] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/19/2018] [Accepted: 08/02/2018] [Indexed: 01/09/2023] Open
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Inner hair cells (IHCs) and outer hair cells (OHCs) are the two anatomically and functionally distinct types of mechanosensitive receptor cells in the mammalian cochlea. The molecular mechanisms defining their morphological and functional specializations are largely unclear. As a first step to uncover the underlying mechanisms, we examined the transcriptomes of IHCs and OHCs isolated from adult CBA/J mouse cochleae. One thousand IHCs and OHCs were separately collected using the suction pipette technique. RNA sequencing of IHCs and OHCs was performed and their transcriptomes were analyzed. The results were validated by comparing some IHC and OHC preferentially expressed genes between present study and published microarray-based data as well as by real-time qPCR. Antibody-based immunocytochemistry was used to validate preferential expression of SLC7A14 and DNM3 in IHCs and OHCs. These data are expected to serve as a highly valuable resource for unraveling the molecular mechanisms underlying different biological properties of IHCs and OHCs as well as to provide a road map for future characterization of genes expressed in IHCs and OHCs.
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- Yi Li
- Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Beijing Tongren Hospital, Beijing Capital Medical University, Beijing 100730, China
- Department of Biomedical Sciences, Creighton University School of Medicine, Omaha, Nebraska 68170, USA
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- Department of Biomedical Sciences, Creighton University School of Medicine, Omaha, Nebraska 68170, USA
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- Department of Biomedical Sciences, Creighton University School of Medicine, Omaha, Nebraska 68170, USA
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- Department of Biomedical Sciences, Creighton University School of Medicine, Omaha, Nebraska 68170, USA
- Chongqing Academy of Animal Science, Chongqing 402460, China
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- Department of Biomedical Sciences, Creighton University School of Medicine, Omaha, Nebraska 68170, USA
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- Department of Biomedical Sciences, Creighton University School of Medicine, Omaha, Nebraska 68170, USA
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DiStefano MT, Hemphill SE, Cushman BJ, Bowser MJ, Hynes E, Grant AR, Siegert RK, Oza AM, Gonzalez MA, Amr SS, Rehm HL, Abou Tayoun AN. Curating Clinically Relevant Transcripts for the Interpretation of Sequence Variants. J Mol Diagn 2018; 20:789-801. [PMID: 30096381 DOI: 10.1016/j.jmoldx.2018.06.005] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/04/2018] [Revised: 05/20/2018] [Accepted: 06/19/2018] [Indexed: 10/28/2022] Open
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Variant interpretation depends on accurate annotations using biologically relevant transcripts. We have developed a systematic strategy for designating primary transcripts and have applied it to 109 hearing loss-associated genes that were divided into three categories. Category 1 genes (n = 38) had a single transcript; category 2 genes (n = 33) had multiple transcripts, but a single transcript was sufficient to represent all exons; and category 3 genes (n = 38) had multiple transcripts with unique exons. Transcripts were curated with respect to gene expression reported in the literature and the Genotype-Tissue Expression Project. In addition, high-frequency loss-of-function variants in the Genome Aggregation Database and disease-causing variants in ClinVar and the Human Gene Mutation Database across the 109 genes were queried. These data were used to classify exons as clinically significant, insignificant, or of uncertain significance. Interestingly, 6% of all exons, containing 124 reportedly disease-causing variants, were of uncertain significance. Finally, we used exon-level next-generation sequencing quality metrics generated at two clinical laboratories and identified a total of 43 technically challenging exons in 20 different genes that had inadequate coverage and/or homology issues that might lead to false-variant calls. We have demonstrated that transcript analysis plays a critical role in accurate clinical variant interpretation.
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- Marina T DiStefano
- Laboratory for Molecular Medicine, Partners Healthcare Personalized Medicine, Cambridge, Massachusetts
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- Laboratory for Molecular Medicine, Partners Healthcare Personalized Medicine, Cambridge, Massachusetts
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- Laboratory for Molecular Medicine, Partners Healthcare Personalized Medicine, Cambridge, Massachusetts
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- Laboratory for Molecular Medicine, Partners Healthcare Personalized Medicine, Cambridge, Massachusetts
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- Laboratory for Molecular Medicine, Partners Healthcare Personalized Medicine, Cambridge, Massachusetts
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- Laboratory for Molecular Medicine, Partners Healthcare Personalized Medicine, Cambridge, Massachusetts
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- Laboratory for Molecular Medicine, Partners Healthcare Personalized Medicine, Cambridge, Massachusetts
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- Laboratory for Molecular Medicine, Partners Healthcare Personalized Medicine, Cambridge, Massachusetts
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- Division of Genomic Diagnostics, The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, The University of Pennsylvania Perelman School of Medicine, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
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- Laboratory for Molecular Medicine, Partners Healthcare Personalized Medicine, Cambridge, Massachusetts; Center for Genomic Medicine, Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts
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- Laboratory for Molecular Medicine, Partners Healthcare Personalized Medicine, Cambridge, Massachusetts; Department of Pathology, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts; Department of Medical and Population Genetics, The Broad Institute of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology and Harvard, Cambridge, Massachusetts
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- Division of Genomic Diagnostics, The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, The University of Pennsylvania Perelman School of Medicine, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; Genetics Department, Al Jalila Children's Specialty Hospital, Dubai, United Arab Emirates.
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Genetic Etiology Study of Ten Chinese Families with Nonsyndromic Hearing Loss. Neural Plast 2018; 2018:4920980. [PMID: 30123251 PMCID: PMC6079373 DOI: 10.1155/2018/4920980] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/24/2018] [Revised: 04/28/2018] [Accepted: 05/13/2018] [Indexed: 01/26/2023] Open
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Nonsyndromic hearing loss has been shown to have high genetic heterogeneity. In this report, we aimed to disclose the genetic causes of the subjects from the ten Chinese deaf families who did not have pathogenic common genes/mutation. Next-generation sequencing (NGS) of 142 known deafness genes was performed in the probands of ten families followed by cosegregation analysis of all family members. We identified novel pathogenic variants in six families including p.D1806E/p.R1588W, p.R964W/p.R1588W, and p.G17C/p.G1449D in CDH23; p.T584M/p.D1939N in LOXHD1; p.P1225L in MYO7A; and p.K612X in EYA4. Sanger sequencing confirmed that these mutations segregated with the hearing loss of each family. In four families, no pathogenic variants were identified. Our study provided better understanding of the mutation spectrum of hearing loss in the Chinese population.
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Wesdorp M, Schreur V, Beynon AJ, Oostrik J, van de Kamp JM, Elting MW, van den Boogaard MJH, Feenstra I, Admiraal RJC, Kunst HPM, Hoyng CB, Kremer H, Yntema HG, Pennings RJE, Schraders M. Further audiovestibular characterization of DFNB77, caused by deleterious variants in LOXHD1, and investigation into the involvement of Fuchs corneal dystrophy. Clin Genet 2018; 94:221-231. [PMID: 29676012 DOI: 10.1111/cge.13368] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/09/2018] [Revised: 04/08/2018] [Accepted: 04/16/2018] [Indexed: 12/15/2022]
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This study focuses on further characterization of the audiovestibular phenotype and on genotype-phenotype correlations of DFNB77, an autosomal recessive type of hearing impairment (HI). DFNB77 is associated with disease-causing variants in LOXHD1, and is genetically and phenotypically highly heterogeneous. Heterozygous deleterious missense variants in LOXHD1 have been associated with late-onset Fuchs corneal dystrophy (FCD). However, up to now screening for FCD of heterozygous carriers in DFNB77 families has not been reported. This study describes the genotype and audiovestibular phenotype of 9 families with DFNB77. In addition, carriers within the families were screened for FCD. Fifteen pathogenic missense and truncating variants were identified, of which 12 were novel. The hearing phenotype showed high inter- and intrafamilial variation in severity and progression. There was no evidence for involvement of the vestibular system. None of the carriers showed (pre-clinical) symptoms of FCD. Our findings expand the genotypic and phenotypic spectrum of DFNB77, but a clear correlation between the type or location of the variant and the severity or progression of HI could not be established. We hypothesize that environmental factors or genetic modifiers are responsible for phenotypic differences. No association was found between heterozygous LOXHD1 variants and the occurrence of FCD in carriers.
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- M Wesdorp
- Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Hearing & Genes, Radboud University Medical Center, Nijmegen, the Netherlands.,The Radboud Institute for Molecular Life Sciences, Radboud University Medical Center, Nijmegen, the Netherlands.,Department of Cognition and Behaviour, Donders Institute for Brain, Radboud University Medical Center, Nijmegen, the Netherlands
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- Department of Cognition and Behaviour, Donders Institute for Brain, Radboud University Medical Center, Nijmegen, the Netherlands.,Department of Ophthalmology, Radboud University Medical Center, Nijmegen, the Netherlands
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- Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Hearing & Genes, Radboud University Medical Center, Nijmegen, the Netherlands.,Department of Cognition and Behaviour, Donders Institute for Brain, Radboud University Medical Center, Nijmegen, the Netherlands
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- Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Hearing & Genes, Radboud University Medical Center, Nijmegen, the Netherlands.,Department of Cognition and Behaviour, Donders Institute for Brain, Radboud University Medical Center, Nijmegen, the Netherlands
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- Department of Clinical Genetics, VU University Medical Center, Amsterdam, the Netherlands
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- Department of Clinical Genetics, VU University Medical Center, Amsterdam, the Netherlands
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- Department of Human Genetics, Radboud University Medical Center, Nijmegen, the Netherlands
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- Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Hearing & Genes, Radboud University Medical Center, Nijmegen, the Netherlands
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- Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Hearing & Genes, Radboud University Medical Center, Nijmegen, the Netherlands.,Radboud Institute for Health Sciences, Radboud University Medical Center, Nijmegen, the Netherlands
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- Department of Cognition and Behaviour, Donders Institute for Brain, Radboud University Medical Center, Nijmegen, the Netherlands.,Department of Ophthalmology, Radboud University Medical Center, Nijmegen, the Netherlands
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- Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Hearing & Genes, Radboud University Medical Center, Nijmegen, the Netherlands.,Department of Cognition and Behaviour, Donders Institute for Brain, Radboud University Medical Center, Nijmegen, the Netherlands.,Department of Human Genetics, Radboud University Medical Center, Nijmegen, the Netherlands
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- Department of Cognition and Behaviour, Donders Institute for Brain, Radboud University Medical Center, Nijmegen, the Netherlands.,Department of Human Genetics, Radboud University Medical Center, Nijmegen, the Netherlands
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- Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Hearing & Genes, Radboud University Medical Center, Nijmegen, the Netherlands.,Department of Cognition and Behaviour, Donders Institute for Brain, Radboud University Medical Center, Nijmegen, the Netherlands
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- Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Hearing & Genes, Radboud University Medical Center, Nijmegen, the Netherlands.,Department of Cognition and Behaviour, Donders Institute for Brain, Radboud University Medical Center, Nijmegen, the Netherlands
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Rao BS, Ansar S, Arokiasamy T, Sudhir RR, Umashankar V, Rajagopal R, Soumittra N. Analysis of candidate genes ZEB1 and LOXHD1 in late-onset Fuchs' endothelial corneal dystrophy in an Indian cohort. Ophthalmic Genet 2018; 39:443-449. [PMID: 29799290 DOI: 10.1080/13816810.2018.1474367] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/16/2022]
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BACKGROUND Fuchs' endothelial corneal dystrophy (FECD) is a complex degenerative disease of the corneal endothelium with genetic predisposition. Pathogenic rare variants have been identified in SLC4A11, LOXHD1, ZEB1, and AGBL1. Association of single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) and CTG trinucleotide repeat expansions in the intron of TCF4 gene to FECD has been studied across multiple ethnicities. Recently, genome-wide association studies have also identified KANK4, LAMC1, and ATP1B1 as novel loci for FECD. Here, we report the contribution of ZEB1 and LOXHD1 genes in our sporadic late-onset FECD cohort. MATERIALS AND METHODS In the experimental study, coding regions of ZEB1 and LOXHD1 were screened by Sanger DNA sequencing in 52 late-onset and 5 early-onset FECD cases of Indian origin, recruited at a tertiary eye care center. Further, bioinformatics analysis was done. RESULTS One reported missense mutation, c.2522A>C; p.(Q841P), and one variant of uncertain significance (VUS), c.619A>G; p.(S207G), were identified in the ZEB1 gene. One VUS, c.6413G>Ap.(R2138Q), was observed in LOXHD1. A 3D structural bioinformatic analysis of the missense variant in LOXHD1 predicted the variant to affect the structure-function relationship of the protein. DISCUSSION While mutations in ZEB1 contributed to 2% of the late-onset FECD cases, the exact role of the two VUS identified in ZEB1 and LOXHD1 in FECD pathogenesis needs to be studied.
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- Bhavna S Rao
- a School of Biotechnology , SASTRA University , Thanjavur , India.,b SNONGC Department of Genetics and Molecular Biology , Vision Research Foundation , Chennai , India
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- a School of Biotechnology , SASTRA University , Thanjavur , India.,c Department of Bioinformatics , Vision Research Foundation , Chennai , India
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- b SNONGC Department of Genetics and Molecular Biology , Vision Research Foundation , Chennai , India
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- c Department of Bioinformatics , Vision Research Foundation , Chennai , India
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- d Cornea Services , Medical Research Foundation , Chennai , India
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- b SNONGC Department of Genetics and Molecular Biology , Vision Research Foundation , Chennai , India
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Matern MS, Beirl A, Ogawa Y, Song Y, Paladugu N, Kindt KS, Hertzano R. Transcriptomic Profiling of Zebrafish Hair Cells Using RiboTag. Front Cell Dev Biol 2018; 6:47. [PMID: 29765956 PMCID: PMC5939014 DOI: 10.3389/fcell.2018.00047] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/27/2018] [Accepted: 04/13/2018] [Indexed: 01/27/2023] Open
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The zebrafish inner ear organs and lateral line neuromasts are comprised of a variety of cell types, including mechanosensitive hair cells. Zebrafish hair cells are evolutionarily homologous to mammalian hair cells, and have been particularly useful for studying normal hair cell development and function. However, the relative scarcity of hair cells within these complex organs, as well as the difficulty of fine dissection at early developmental time points, makes hair cell-specific gene expression profiling technically challenging. Cell sorting methods, as well as single-cell RNA-Seq, have proved to be very informative in studying hair cell-specific gene expression. However, these methods require that tissues are dissociated, the processing for which can lead to changes in gene expression prior to RNA extraction. To bypass this problem, we have developed a transgenic zebrafish model to evaluate the translatome of the inner ear and lateral line hair cells in their native tissue environment; the Tg(myo6b:RiboTag) zebrafish. This model expresses both GFP and a hemagglutinin (HA) tagged rpl10a gene under control of the myo6b promoter (myo6b:GFP-2A-rpl10a-3xHA), resulting in HA-tagged ribosomes expressed specifically in hair cells. Consequently, intact zebrafish larvae can be used to enrich for actively translated hair cell mRNA via an immunoprecipitation protocol using an antibody for the HA-tag (similar to the RiboTag mice). We demonstrate that this model can be used to reliably enrich for actively translated zebrafish hair cell mRNA. Additionally, we perform a global hair cell translatome analysis using RNA-Seq and show enrichment of known hair cell expressed transcripts and depletion of non-hair cell expressed transcripts in the immunoprecipitated material compared with mRNA extracted from whole fish (input). Our results show that our model can identify novel hair cell expressed genes in intact zebrafish, without inducing changes to gene expression that result from tissue dissociation and delays during cell sorting. Overall, we believe that this model will be highly useful for studying changes in zebrafish hair cell-specific gene expression in response to developmental progression, mutations, as well as hair cell damage by noise or ototoxic drug exposure.
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- Maggie S. Matern
- Department of Otorhinolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery, University of Maryland School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD, United States
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- Section on Sensory Cell Development and Function, National Institute on Deafness and Other Communication Disorders, Bethesda, MD, United States
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- Department of Otorhinolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery, University of Maryland School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD, United States
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- Institute for Genome Sciences, University of Maryland School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD, United States
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- Department of Otorhinolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery, University of Maryland School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD, United States
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- Section on Sensory Cell Development and Function, National Institute on Deafness and Other Communication Disorders, Bethesda, MD, United States
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- Department of Otorhinolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery, University of Maryland School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD, United States,Institute for Genome Sciences, University of Maryland School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD, United States,Department of Anatomy and Neurobiology, University of Maryland School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD, United States,*Correspondence: Ronna Hertzano
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Talebi F, Mardasi FG, Asl JM, Sayahi M. Next-generation sequencing identifies three novel missense variants in ILDR1 and MYO6 genes in an Iranian family with hearing loss with review of the literature. Int J Pediatr Otorhinolaryngol 2017; 103:103-108. [PMID: 29224747 DOI: 10.1016/j.ijporl.2017.09.018] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/18/2017] [Revised: 08/21/2017] [Accepted: 09/14/2017] [Indexed: 01/30/2023]
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OBJECTIVES Hearing impairment is the most common sensorineural disorder and is genetically heterogeneous. Identification of the pathogenic mutations underlying hearing impairment is difficult, since causative mutations in 127 different genes have so far been reported. METHODS In this study, we performed Next-generation sequencing (NGS) in 2 individuals from a consanguineous family with hearing loss. RESULTS Three novel mutations in known deafness genes were identified in the family; MYO6-p.R928C and -p.D1223N in heterozygous state and ILDR1-p.Y143C in homozygous state. Sanger sequencing confirmed co-segregation of the three mutations with deafness in the family. The identified mutation in ILDR1 gene is located in the immunoglobulin-type domain of the ILDR1 protein and the detected mutations in MY06 are located in the tail domain of the MYO6 protein. The mutations are predicted to be pathogenic by SIFT, PolyPhen and Mutation Taster. CONCLUSIONS Our results suggest that either the homozygous ILDR1-p.Y143C mutation might be the pathogenic variant for ARNSHL or heterozygous MYO6- p.R928C, -p.D1223N might be involved in these patient's disorder due to compound heterozygousity. To our knowledge, this is the first ILDR1 and MYO6 mutations recognized in the southwest Iran. Our data expands the spectrum of mutations in ILDR1 and MYO6 genes.
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- Department of Medical Genetics, Faculty of Medicine, Ahvaz Jundishapur University of Medical Sciences, Ahvaz, Iran
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- Department of Midwifery, Shoushtar Faculty of Medical Sciences, Shoushtar, Iran
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Mao B, Moss CF, Wilkinson GS. Age-dependent gene expression in the inner ear of big brown bats (Eptesicus fuscus). PLoS One 2017; 12:e0186667. [PMID: 29073148 PMCID: PMC5658057 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0186667] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/04/2017] [Accepted: 10/05/2017] [Indexed: 12/25/2022] Open
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For echolocating bats, hearing is essential for survival. Specializations for detecting and processing high frequency sounds are apparent throughout their auditory systems. Recent studies on echolocating mammals have reported evidence of parallel evolution in some hearing-related genes in which distantly related groups of echolocating animals (bats and toothed whales), cluster together in gene trees due to apparent amino acid convergence. However, molecular adaptations can occur not only in coding sequences, but also in the regulation of gene expression. The aim of this study was to examine the expression of hearing-related genes in the inner ear of developing big brown bats, Eptesicus fuscus, during the period in which echolocation vocalizations increase dramatically in frequency. We found that seven genes were significantly upregulated in juveniles relative to adults, and that the expression of four genes through development correlated with estimated age. Compared to available data for mice, it appears that expression of some hearing genes is extended in juvenile bats. These results are consistent with a prolonged growth period required to develop larger cochlea relative to body size, a later maturation of high frequency hearing, and a greater dependence on high frequency hearing in echolocating bats.
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- Beatrice Mao
- Department of Biology, College of Computer, Mathematical, and Natural Sciences, University of Maryland, College Park, Maryland, United States of America
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- Department of Psychological and Brain Sciences, Zanvyl Krieger School of Arts and Sciences, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, Maryland, United States of America
- The Solomon H. Snyder Department of Neuroscience, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, Maryland, United States of America
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- Department of Biology, College of Computer, Mathematical, and Natural Sciences, University of Maryland, College Park, Maryland, United States of America
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Neuroplastin Isoform Np55 Is Expressed in the Stereocilia of Outer Hair Cells and Required for Normal Outer Hair Cell Function. J Neurosci 2017; 36:9201-16. [PMID: 27581460 DOI: 10.1523/jneurosci.0093-16.2016] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/10/2016] [Accepted: 07/14/2016] [Indexed: 11/21/2022] Open
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UNLABELLED Neuroplastin (Nptn) is a member of the Ig superfamily and is expressed in two isoforms, Np55 and Np65. Np65 regulates synaptic transmission but the function of Np55 is unknown. In an N-ethyl-N-nitrosaurea mutagenesis screen, we have now generated a mouse line with an Nptn mutation that causes deafness. We show that Np55 is expressed in stereocilia of outer hair cells (OHCs) but not inner hair cells and affects interactions of stereocilia with the tectorial membrane. In vivo vibrometry demonstrates that cochlear amplification is absent in Nptn mutant mice, which is consistent with the failure of OHC stereocilia to maintain stable interactions with the tectorial membrane. Hair bundles show morphological defects as the mutant mice age and while mechanotransduction currents can be evoked in early postnatal hair cells, cochlea microphonics recordings indicate that mechanontransduction is affected as the mutant mice age. We thus conclude that differential splicing leads to functional diversification of Nptn, where Np55 is essential for OHC function, while Np65 is implicated in the regulation of synaptic function. SIGNIFICANCE STATEMENT Amplification of input sound signals, which is needed for the auditory sense organ to detect sounds over a wide intensity range, depends on mechanical coupling of outer hair cells to the tectorial membrane. The current study shows that neuroplastin, a member of the Ig superfamily, which has previously been linked to the regulation of synaptic plasticity, is critical to maintain a stable mechanical link of outer hair cells with the tectorial membrane. In vivo recordings demonstrate that neuroplastin is essential for sound amplification and that mutation in neuroplastin leads to auditory impairment in mice.
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Ghasemnejad T, Shekari Khaniani M, Zarei F, Farbodnia M, Mansoori Derakhshan S. An update of common autosomal recessive non-syndromic hearing loss genes in Iranian population. Int J Pediatr Otorhinolaryngol 2017; 97:113-126. [PMID: 28483220 DOI: 10.1016/j.ijporl.2017.04.007] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/03/2016] [Revised: 04/03/2017] [Accepted: 04/04/2017] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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Autosomal-recessive genes are responsible for about 80% of the hereditary non-syndromic hearing loss (NSHL) cases. In Iran, due to consanguineous marriages, NSHL is the second most frequent disability after intellectual disability, occurring one in 16 individuals. Enormous heterogeneity in the genetic pathology of hearing loss causes a major challenge in identification of responsible genes. In Iran, GJB2 is responsible for the most cases of pre-lingual and non-syndromic hearing loss (with frequency of 16.7%) which followed by other genes with lower frequency. Although several studies have indicated that a large proportion of both syndromic and non-syndromic hearing loss in Iranian populations are caused by defects in just a few genes, new detection strategies such as NGS (Next-generation sequencing) have increased the spectrum of responsible mutations. However, by applying this technique in Iran patients screening, the role of lots of novel related genes have been reported. In this review, we aim to describe function of these genes and their contribution to non-syndromic genetic hearing loss in Iranian population and we classify the genes by their functions.
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- Tohid Ghasemnejad
- Neurosciences Research Center, Tabriz University of Medical Sciences, Tabriz, Iran; Department of Medical Genetic, Faculty of Medicine, Tabriz University of Medical Sciences, Tabriz, Iran
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- Department of Stem Cells and Developmental Biology at Cell Science Research Center, Royan Institute for Stem Cell Biology and Technology, ACECR, Tehran, Iran
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- Department of Cellular and Molecular Biology, Faculty of Sciences, Saba University, Urmia, Iran
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- Neurosciences Research Center, Tabriz University of Medical Sciences, Tabriz, Iran; Department of Medical Genetic, Faculty of Medicine, Tabriz University of Medical Sciences, Tabriz, Iran.
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Pejvakin, a Candidate Stereociliary Rootlet Protein, Regulates Hair Cell Function in a Cell-Autonomous Manner. J Neurosci 2017; 37:3447-3464. [PMID: 28209736 DOI: 10.1523/jneurosci.2711-16.2017] [Citation(s) in RCA: 28] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/26/2016] [Revised: 01/02/2017] [Accepted: 01/25/2017] [Indexed: 11/21/2022] Open
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Mutations in the Pejvakin (PJVK) gene are thought to cause auditory neuropathy and hearing loss of cochlear origin by affecting noise-induced peroxisome proliferation in auditory hair cells and neurons. Here we demonstrate that loss of pejvakin in hair cells, but not in neurons, causes profound hearing loss and outer hair cell degeneration in mice. Pejvakin binds to and colocalizes with the rootlet component TRIOBP at the base of stereocilia in injectoporated hair cells, a pattern that is disrupted by deafness-associated PJVK mutations. Hair cells of pejvakin-deficient mice develop normal rootlets, but hair bundle morphology and mechanotransduction are affected before the onset of hearing. Some mechanotransducing shorter row stereocilia are missing, whereas the remaining ones exhibit overextended tips and a greater variability in height and width. Unlike previous studies of Pjvk alleles with neuronal dysfunction, our findings reveal a cell-autonomous role of pejvakin in maintaining stereocilia architecture that is critical for hair cell function.SIGNIFICANCE STATEMENT Two missense mutations in the Pejvakin (PJVK or DFNB59) gene were first identified in patients with audiological hallmarks of auditory neuropathy spectrum disorder, whereas all other PJVK alleles cause hearing loss of cochlear origin. These findings suggest that complex pathogenetic mechanisms underlie human deafness DFNB59. In contrast to recent studies, we demonstrate that pejvakin in auditory neurons is not essential for normal hearing in mice. Moreover, pejvakin localizes to stereociliary rootlets in hair cells and is required for stereocilia maintenance and mechanosensory function of the hair bundle. Delineating the site of the lesion and the mechanisms underlying DFNB59 will allow clinicians to predict the efficacy of different therapeutic approaches, such as determining compatibility for cochlear implants.
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Mechanosensory hair cells express two molecularly distinct mechanotransduction channels. Nat Neurosci 2016; 20:24-33. [PMID: 27893727 PMCID: PMC5191906 DOI: 10.1038/nn.4449] [Citation(s) in RCA: 85] [Impact Index Per Article: 10.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/29/2016] [Accepted: 10/27/2016] [Indexed: 12/26/2022]
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Auditory hair cells contain mechanotransduction channels that rapidly open in response to sound-induced vibrations. Surprisingly, we report here that auditory hair cells contain two molecularly distinct mechanotransduction channels. One ion channel is activated by sound and is responsible for sensory transduction. This sensory transduction channel is expressed in hair-cell stereocilia and previous studies show that its activity is affected by mutations in the genes encoding the transmembrane proteins TMHS/LHFPL5, TMIE and TMC1/2. We show here that the second ion channel is expressed at the apical surface of hair cells and contains the Piezo2 protein. The activity of the Piezo2-dependent channel is controlled by the intracellular Ca2+ concentration and can be recorded following disruption of the sensory transduction machinery or more generally by disruption of the sensory epithelium. We thus conclude that hair cells express two molecularly and functionally distinct mechanotransduction channels with different subcellular distribution.
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UNLABELLED Disordered protein ubiquitination has been linked to neurodegenerative disease, yet its role in inner ear homeostasis and hearing loss is essentially unknown. Here we show that progressive hearing loss in the ethylnitrosourea-generated mambo mouse line is caused by a mutation in Usp53, a member of the deubiquitinating enzyme family. USP53 contains a catalytically inactive ubiquitin-specific protease domain and is expressed in cochlear hair cells and a subset of supporting cells. Although hair cell differentiation is unaffected in mambo mice, outer hair cells degenerate rapidly after the first postnatal week. USP53 colocalizes and interacts with the tight junction scaffolding proteins TJP1 and TJP2 in polarized epithelial cells, suggesting that USP53 is part of the tight junction complex. The barrier properties of tight junctions of the stria vascularis appeared intact in a biotin tracer assay, but the endocochlear potential is reduced in adult mambo mice. Hair cell degeneration in mambo mice precedes endocochlear potential decline and is rescued in cochlear organotypic cultures in low potassium milieu, indicating that hair cell loss is triggered by extracellular factors. Remarkably, heterozygous mambo mice show increased susceptibility to noise injury at high frequencies. We conclude that USP53 is a novel tight junction-associated protein that is essential for the survival of auditory hair cells and normal hearing in mice, possibly by modulating the barrier properties and mechanical stability of tight junctions. SIGNIFICANCE STATEMENT Hereditary hearing loss is extremely prevalent in the human population, but many genes linked to hearing loss remain to be discovered. Forward genetics screens in mice have facilitated the identification of genes involved in sensory perception and provided valuable animal models for hearing loss in humans. This involves introducing random mutations in mice, screening the mice for hearing defects, and mapping the causative mutation. Here, we have identified a mutation in the Usp53 gene that causes progressive hearing loss in the mambo mouse line. We demonstrate that USP53 is a catalytically inactive deubiquitinating enzyme and a novel component of tight junctions that is necessary for sensory hair cell survival and inner ear homeostasis.
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Minami SB, Mutai H, Namba K, Sakamoto H, Matsunaga T. Clinical characteristics of a Japanese family with hearing loss accompanied by compound heterozygous mutations in LOXHD1. Auris Nasus Larynx 2016; 43:609-13. [PMID: 26973026 DOI: 10.1016/j.anl.2016.02.010] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/17/2015] [Revised: 02/09/2016] [Accepted: 02/15/2016] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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OBJECTIVE To report two novel LOXHD1 mutations, including missense mutations and the clinical features of the patients. METHODS We studied a three-generation Japanese family with hearing loss. Targeted next-generation sequencing was used for genetic analysis. Conditional orientation response audiometry and pure tone audiometry were used to assess hearing. SWISS-MODEL was used for molecular modeling of the PLAT domain in LOXHD1 protein. RESULTS The two sisters, who had either mild or severe high-frequency hearing loss, were compound heterozygous for two novel mutations (c.5674G>T [p.V1892F] and c.4212+1G>A) in LOXHD1, which is responsible for autosomal-recessive nonsyndromic hearing loss DFNB77. These cases showed less severe hearing impairment than the previously reported cases carrying LOXHD1 mutations, but their hearing loss appeared to be progressive. Molecular modeling predicted that distorted structure of the PLAT domain in the p.V1892F mutant could lead to decreased affinity of the protein to lipid membrane resulting in hair cell dysfunction. CONCLUSION We report a Japanese family carrying compound heterozygotes of truncating and nontruncating mutations in LOXHD1 identified by targeted NGS analysis. The fact of lower degree of hearing impairment in our cases than previously reported and the molecular modeling of the missense mutant provide insight to the genotype-phenotype correlation of DFNB77.
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- Shujiro B Minami
- National Hospital Organization Tokyo Medical Center, Department of Otolaryngology, 2-5-1 Higashigaoka, Meguroku, Tokyo 152-8901, Japan; National Hospital Organization Tokyo Medical Center, National Institute of Sensory Organs, 2-5-1 Higashigaoka, Meguroku, Tokyo 152-8901, Japan
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- National Hospital Organization Tokyo Medical Center, National Institute of Sensory Organs, 2-5-1 Higashigaoka, Meguroku, Tokyo 152-8901, Japan
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- National Hospital Organization Tokyo Medical Center, National Institute of Sensory Organs, 2-5-1 Higashigaoka, Meguroku, Tokyo 152-8901, Japan
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- Hyogo Prefectural Kobe Children's Hospital, Department of Otolaryngology, 1-1-1 Takakuradai, Sumaku, Koube, Hyogo 654-0091, Japan
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- National Hospital Organization Tokyo Medical Center, Department of Otolaryngology, 2-5-1 Higashigaoka, Meguroku, Tokyo 152-8901, Japan; National Hospital Organization Tokyo Medical Center, National Institute of Sensory Organs, 2-5-1 Higashigaoka, Meguroku, Tokyo 152-8901, Japan.
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Oonk AMM, Huygen PLM, Kunst HPM, Kremer H, Pennings RJE. Features of autosomal recessive non-syndromic hearing impairment: a review to serve as a reference. Clin Otolaryngol 2016; 41:487-97. [PMID: 26474130 DOI: 10.1111/coa.12567] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 09/25/2015] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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OBJECTIVE Non-syndromic sensorineural hearing impairment is inherited in an autosomal recessive fashion in 75-85% of cases. To date, 61 genes with this type of inheritance have been identified as related to hearing impairment, and the genetic heterogeneity is accompanied by a large variety of clinical characteristics. Adequate counselling on a patient's hearing prognosis and rehabilitation is part of the diagnosis on the genetic cause of hearing impairment and, in addition, is important for the psychological well-being of the patient. TYPE OF REVIEW Traditional literature review. DATA SOURCE All articles describing clinical characteristics of the audiovestibular phenotypes of identified genes and related loci have been reviewed. CONCLUSION This review aims to serve as a summary and a reference for counselling purposes when a causative gene has been identified in a patient with a non-syndromic autosomal recessively inherited sensorineural hearing impairment.
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- A M M Oonk
- Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Hearing & Genes, Radboud University Medical Center, Nijmegen, The Netherlands. .,Donders Institute for Brain Cognition and Behaviour, Radboud University Medical Center, Nijmegen, The Netherlands.
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- Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Hearing & Genes, Radboud University Medical Center, Nijmegen, The Netherlands
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- Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Hearing & Genes, Radboud University Medical Center, Nijmegen, The Netherlands.,Donders Institute for Brain Cognition and Behaviour, Radboud University Medical Center, Nijmegen, The Netherlands
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- Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Hearing & Genes, Radboud University Medical Center, Nijmegen, The Netherlands.,Nijmegen Centre for Molecular Life Sciences, Radboud University Medical Center, Nijmegen, The Netherlands.,Department of Human Genetics, Radboud University Medical Center, Nijmegen, The Netherlands
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- Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Hearing & Genes, Radboud University Medical Center, Nijmegen, The Netherlands.,Donders Institute for Brain Cognition and Behaviour, Radboud University Medical Center, Nijmegen, The Netherlands
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Sloan-Heggen CM, Babanejad M, Beheshtian M, Simpson AC, Booth KT, Ardalani F, Frees KL, Mohseni M, Mozafari R, Mehrjoo Z, Jamali L, Vaziri S, Akhtarkhavari T, Bazazzadegan N, Nikzat N, Arzhangi S, Sabbagh F, Otukesh H, Seifati SM, Khodaei H, Taghdiri M, Meyer NC, Daneshi A, Farhadi M, Kahrizi K, Smith RJH, Azaiez H, Najmabadi H. Characterising the spectrum of autosomal recessive hereditary hearing loss in Iran. J Med Genet 2015; 52:823-9. [PMID: 26445815 PMCID: PMC4733363 DOI: 10.1136/jmedgenet-2015-103389] [Citation(s) in RCA: 82] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/14/2015] [Accepted: 09/14/2015] [Indexed: 11/04/2022]
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BACKGROUND Countries with culturally accepted consanguinity provide a unique resource for the study of rare recessively inherited genetic diseases. Although hereditary hearing loss (HHL) is not uncommon, it is genetically heterogeneous, with over 85 genes causally implicated in non-syndromic hearing loss (NSHL). This heterogeneity makes many gene-specific types of NSHL exceedingly rare. We sought to define the spectrum of autosomal recessive HHL in Iran by investigating both common and rarely diagnosed deafness-causing genes. DESIGN Using a custom targeted genomic enrichment (TGE) panel, we simultaneously interrogated all known genetic causes of NSHL in a cohort of 302 GJB2-negative Iranian families. RESULTS We established a genetic diagnosis for 67% of probands and their families, with over half of all diagnoses attributable to variants in five genes: SLC26A4, MYO15A, MYO7A, CDH23 and PCDH15. As a reflection of the power of consanguinity mapping, 26 genes were identified as causative for NSHL in the Iranian population for the first time. In total, 179 deafness-causing variants were identified in 40 genes in 201 probands, including 110 novel single nucleotide or small insertion-deletion variants and three novel CNV. Several variants represent founder mutations. CONCLUSION This study attests to the power of TGE and massively parallel sequencing as a diagnostic tool for the evaluation of hearing loss in Iran, and expands on our understanding of the genetics of HHL in this country. Families negative for variants in the genes represented on this panel represent an excellent cohort for novel gene discovery.
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- Christina M Sloan-Heggen
- Molecular Otolaryngology & Renal Research Labs, Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, University of Iowa Carver College of Medicine, Iowa City, IA 52242, USA
- Department of Molecular Physiology & Biophysics, University of Iowa Carver College of Medicine, Iowa City, IA 52242, USA
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- Genetics Research Center, University of Social Welfare and Rehabilitation Sciences, Tehran, Iran
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- Genetics Research Center, University of Social Welfare and Rehabilitation Sciences, Tehran, Iran
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- Molecular Otolaryngology & Renal Research Labs, Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, University of Iowa Carver College of Medicine, Iowa City, IA 52242, USA
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- Molecular Otolaryngology & Renal Research Labs, Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, University of Iowa Carver College of Medicine, Iowa City, IA 52242, USA
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- Genetics Research Center, University of Social Welfare and Rehabilitation Sciences, Tehran, Iran
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- Molecular Otolaryngology & Renal Research Labs, Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, University of Iowa Carver College of Medicine, Iowa City, IA 52242, USA
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- Genetics Research Center, University of Social Welfare and Rehabilitation Sciences, Tehran, Iran
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- Genetics Research Center, University of Social Welfare and Rehabilitation Sciences, Tehran, Iran
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- Genetics Research Center, University of Social Welfare and Rehabilitation Sciences, Tehran, Iran
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- Genetics Research Center, University of Social Welfare and Rehabilitation Sciences, Tehran, Iran
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- Genetics Research Center, University of Social Welfare and Rehabilitation Sciences, Tehran, Iran
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- Genetics Research Center, University of Social Welfare and Rehabilitation Sciences, Tehran, Iran
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- Genetics Research Center, University of Social Welfare and Rehabilitation Sciences, Tehran, Iran
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- Genetics Research Center, University of Social Welfare and Rehabilitation Sciences, Tehran, Iran
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- Genetics Research Center, University of Social Welfare and Rehabilitation Sciences, Tehran, Iran
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- Hazrat –e – Ali Asghar Educational & Treatment Center, Iran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
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- Molecular Otolaryngology & Renal Research Labs, Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, University of Iowa Carver College of Medicine, Iowa City, IA 52242, USA
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- Head and Neck Surgery Department and Research Center, Iran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
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- Head and Neck Surgery Department and Research Center, Iran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
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- Genetics Research Center, University of Social Welfare and Rehabilitation Sciences, Tehran, Iran
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- Molecular Otolaryngology & Renal Research Labs, Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, University of Iowa Carver College of Medicine, Iowa City, IA 52242, USA
- Department of Molecular Physiology & Biophysics, University of Iowa Carver College of Medicine, Iowa City, IA 52242, USA
- Interdepartmental PhD Program in Genetics, University of Iowa, Iowa City, IA 52242, USA
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- Molecular Otolaryngology & Renal Research Labs, Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, University of Iowa Carver College of Medicine, Iowa City, IA 52242, USA
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- Genetics Research Center, University of Social Welfare and Rehabilitation Sciences, Tehran, Iran
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El Hakam Kamareddin C, Magnol L, Blanquet V. A new Otogelin ENU mouse model for autosomal-recessive nonsyndromic moderate hearing impairment. SPRINGERPLUS 2015; 4:730. [PMID: 26636018 PMCID: PMC4659790 DOI: 10.1186/s40064-015-1537-y] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/20/2015] [Accepted: 11/13/2015] [Indexed: 02/03/2023]
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Approximately 10 % of the population worldwide suffers from hearing loss (HL) and about 60 % of persons with early onset HL have hereditary hearing loss due to genetic mutations. Highly efficient mutagenesis in mice with the chemical mutagen, ethylnitrosourea (ENU), associated with relevant phenotypic tools represents a powerful approach in producing mouse models for hearing impairment. A benefit of this strategy is to generate alleles to form a series revealing the full spectrum of gene function in vivo. It can also mimic the range of human mutations and polymorphisms for HL. In the course of a genome ENU mutagenesis program, we selected a new mouse model for hearing defect based on a dysmorphological screen. We identified by gene mapping the mutation responsible for this phenotype and characterized it at the histological level of the inner ear and evaluated the vestibule by following the recommendations of the standard operating procedures, IMPReSS. We have identified and characterized a new recessive allele of the otogelin gene, Otogvbd/vbd, due to a homozygous one base pair substitution at the splice donor site of intron 29. This mutation leads to a frame-shift and a premature stop codon. We observed a decrease in the amount of sensory cells in the maculae of Otogvbd/vbd mice as well as an apparent drastically decreased density to almost absence of the otoconial membrane. Compared to Otogtm1Prs and twister, the two other existing otogelin alleles, the detailed analysis of Otogvbd/vbd revealed that these mice share some common behavioural characteristics either with Otogtm1Prs or twister whereas the fine vestibular phenotype and the hearing defect are different. Our results emphasize the importance of detecting and characterizing a new allele of a gene in order to get comprehensive information about the gene function.
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- Carole El Hakam Kamareddin
- Univ. Limoges, INRA, UMR 1061, Unité de Génétique Moléculaire Animale, Faculté des Sciences et Techniques, 123, Avenue Albert Thomas, 87060 Limoges, France
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- Univ. Limoges, INRA, UMR 1061, Unité de Génétique Moléculaire Animale, Faculté des Sciences et Techniques, 123, Avenue Albert Thomas, 87060 Limoges, France
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- Univ. Limoges, INRA, UMR 1061, Unité de Génétique Moléculaire Animale, Faculté des Sciences et Techniques, 123, Avenue Albert Thomas, 87060 Limoges, France
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Two candidate genes for two quantitative trait loci epistatically attenuate hypertension in a novel pathway. J Hypertens 2015; 33:1791-801; discussion 1801. [DOI: 10.1097/hjh.0000000000000626] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/18/2022]
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Dahmani M, Ammar-Khodja F, Bonnet C, Lefèvre GM, Hardelin JP, Ibrahim H, Mallek Z, Petit C. EPS8L2 is a new causal gene for childhood onset autosomal recessive progressive hearing loss. Orphanet J Rare Dis 2015; 10:96. [PMID: 26282398 PMCID: PMC4539681 DOI: 10.1186/s13023-015-0316-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/28/2015] [Accepted: 08/03/2015] [Indexed: 12/21/2022] Open
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Background More than 70 % of the cases of congenital deafness are of genetic origin, of which approximately 80 % are non-syndromic and show autosomal recessive transmission (DFNB forms). To date, 60 DFNB genes have been identified, most of which cause congenital, severe to profound deafness, whereas a few cause delayed progressive deafness in childhood. We report the study of two Algerian siblings born to consanguineous parents, and affected by progressive hearing loss. Method After exclusion of GJB2 (the gene most frequently involved in non-syndromic deafness in Mediterranean countries), we performed whole-exome sequencing in one sibling. Results A frame-shift variant (c.1014delC; p.Ser339Alafs*15) was identified in EPS8L2, encoding Epidermal growth factor receptor Pathway Substrate 8 L2, a protein of hair cells’ stereocilia previously implicated in progressive deafness in the mouse. This variant predicts a truncated, inactive protein, or no protein at all owing to nonsense-mediated mRNA decay. It was detected at the homozygous state in the two clinically affected siblings, and at the heterozygous state in the unaffected parents and one unaffected sibling, whereas it was never found in a control population of 150 Algerians with normal hearing or in the Exome Variant Server database. Conclusion Whole-exome sequencing allowed us to identify a new gene responsible for childhood progressive hearing loss transmitted on the autosomal recessive mode.
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- Malika Dahmani
- Equipe de Génétique, Laboratoire de Biologie Cellulaire et Moléculaire, Faculté des Sciences Biologiques, Université des Sciences et de la Technologie Houari Boumédiène (USTHB), El Alia, Bab-Ezzouar, Algiers, Algeria.
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- Equipe de Génétique, Laboratoire de Biologie Cellulaire et Moléculaire, Faculté des Sciences Biologiques, Université des Sciences et de la Technologie Houari Boumédiène (USTHB), El Alia, Bab-Ezzouar, Algiers, Algeria.
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- Syndrome de Usher et autres Atteintes Rétino-Cochléaires, Institut de la vision, 75012, Paris, France. .,UMRS 1120, Institut National de la Santé et de la Recherche Médicale (INSERM), Paris, France. .,Sorbonne Universités, UPMC Université Paris 06, Complexité du Vivant, Paris, 75252 Cedex 05, France.
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- Syndrome de Usher et autres Atteintes Rétino-Cochléaires, Institut de la vision, 75012, Paris, France. .,UMRS 1120, Institut National de la Santé et de la Recherche Médicale (INSERM), Paris, France. .,Sorbonne Universités, UPMC Université Paris 06, Complexité du Vivant, Paris, 75252 Cedex 05, France.
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- UMRS 1120, Institut National de la Santé et de la Recherche Médicale (INSERM), Paris, France. .,Sorbonne Universités, UPMC Université Paris 06, Complexité du Vivant, Paris, 75252 Cedex 05, France. .,Unité de Génétique et Physiologie de l'Audition, Institut Pasteur, 75015, Paris, France.
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- Service d'otorhinolaryngologie, Centre Hospitalier Universitaire Mustapha Pacha, Algiers, Algeria.
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- Service d'otorhinolaryngologie, Centre Hospitalier Universitaire Bab El Oued, Algiers, Algeria.
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- Syndrome de Usher et autres Atteintes Rétino-Cochléaires, Institut de la vision, 75012, Paris, France. .,UMRS 1120, Institut National de la Santé et de la Recherche Médicale (INSERM), Paris, France. .,Sorbonne Universités, UPMC Université Paris 06, Complexité du Vivant, Paris, 75252 Cedex 05, France. .,Unité de Génétique et Physiologie de l'Audition, Institut Pasteur, 75015, Paris, France. .,Collège de France, 75005, Paris, France.
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Wu CC, Lin YH, Liu TC, Lin KN, Yang WS, Hsu CJ, Chen PL, Wu CM. Identifying Children With Poor Cochlear Implantation Outcomes Using Massively Parallel Sequencing. Medicine (Baltimore) 2015; 94:e1073. [PMID: 26166082 PMCID: PMC4504554 DOI: 10.1097/md.0000000000001073] [Citation(s) in RCA: 40] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/24/2022] Open
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Cochlear implantation is currently the treatment of choice for children with severe to profound hearing impairment. However, the outcomes with cochlear implants (CIs) vary significantly among recipients. The purpose of the present study is to identify the genetic determinants of poor CI outcomes. Twelve children with poor CI outcomes (the "cases") and 30 "matched controls" with good CI outcomes were subjected to comprehensive genetic analyses using massively parallel sequencing, which targeted 129 known deafness genes. Audiological features, imaging findings, and auditory/speech performance with CIs were then correlated to the genetic diagnoses. We identified genetic variants which are associated with poor CI outcomes in 7 (58%) of the 12 cases; 4 cases had bi-allelic PCDH15 pathogenic mutations and 3 cases were homozygous for the DFNB59 p.G292R variant. Mutations in the WFS1, GJB3, ESRRB, LRTOMT, MYO3A, and POU3F4 genes were detected in 7 (23%) of the 30 matched controls. The allele frequencies of PCDH15 and DFNB59 variants were significantly higher in the cases than in the matched controls (both P < 0.001). In the 7 CI recipients with PCDH15 or DFNB59 variants, otoacoustic emissions were absent in both ears, and imaging findings were normal in all 7 implanted ears. PCDH15 or DFNB59 variants are associated with poor CI performance, yet children with PCDH15 or DFNB59 variants might show clinical features indistinguishable from those of other typical pediatric CI recipients. Accordingly, genetic examination is indicated in all CI candidates before operation.
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- Chen-Chi Wu
- From Department of Otolaryngology, National Taiwan University Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan (C-CW, Y-HL, T-CL, K-NL, C-JH); Department of Medical Genetics, National Taiwan University Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan (C-CW, W-SY, P-LC); Graduate Institute of Medical Genomics and Proteomics, National Taiwan University College of Medicine, Taipei, Taiwan (Y-HL, P-LC); Department of Otolaryngology, Cardinal Tien Hospital, New Taipei, Taiwan (K-NL); Graduate Institute of Clinical Medicine, National Taiwan University College of Medicine, Taipei, Taiwan (W-SY, P-LC); Department of Internal Medicine, National Taiwan University Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan (W-SY, P-LC); Research Center for Developmental Biology and Regenerative Medicine, National Taiwan University, Taipei, Taiwan (W-SY, P-LC); Department of Otolaryngology, Taichung Tzu Chi Hospital, Buddhist Tzu Chi Medical Foundation, Taichung, Taiwan (C-JH); and Department of Otolaryngology, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Chang Gung University, Taoyuan, Taiwan (C-MW)
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Characterization of the transcriptome of nascent hair cells and identification of direct targets of the Atoh1 transcription factor. J Neurosci 2015; 35:5870-83. [PMID: 25855195 DOI: 10.1523/jneurosci.5083-14.2015] [Citation(s) in RCA: 109] [Impact Index Per Article: 12.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/17/2022] Open
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Hair cells are sensory receptors for the auditory and vestibular system in vertebrates. The transcription factor Atoh1 is both necessary and sufficient for the differentiation of hair cells, and is strongly upregulated during hair-cell regeneration in nonmammalian vertebrates. To identify genes involved in hair cell development and function, we performed RNA-seq profiling of purified Atoh1-expressing hair cells from the neonatal mouse cochlea. We identified >600 enriched transcripts in cochlear hair cells, of which 90% have not been previously shown to be expressed in hair cells. We identified 233 of these hair cell genes as candidates to be directly regulated by Atoh1 based on the presence of Atoh1 binding sites in their regulatory regions and by analyzing Atoh1 ChIP-seq datasets from the cerebellum and small intestine. We confirmed 10 of these genes as being direct Atoh1 targets in the cochlea by ChIP-PCR. The identification of candidate Atoh1 target genes is a first step in identifying gene regulatory networks for hair-cell development and may inform future studies on the potential role of Atoh1 in mammalian hair cell regeneration.
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Nishio SY, Hattori M, Moteki H, Tsukada K, Miyagawa M, Naito T, Yoshimura H, Iwasa YI, Mori K, Shima Y, Sakuma N, Usami SI. Gene expression profiles of the cochlea and vestibular endorgans: localization and function of genes causing deafness. Ann Otol Rhinol Laryngol 2015; 124 Suppl 1:6S-48S. [PMID: 25814645 DOI: 10.1177/0003489415575549] [Citation(s) in RCA: 27] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/01/2023]
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OBJECTIVES We sought to elucidate the gene expression profiles of the causative genes as well as the localization of the encoded proteins involved in hereditary hearing loss. METHODS Relevant articles (as of September 2014) were searched in PubMed databases, and the gene symbols of the genes reported to be associated with deafness were located on the Hereditary Hearing Loss Homepage using localization, expression, and distribution as keywords. RESULTS Our review of the literature allowed us to systematize the gene expression profiles for genetic deafness in the inner ear, clarifying the unique functions and specific expression patterns of these genes in the cochlea and vestibular endorgans. CONCLUSIONS The coordinated actions of various encoded molecules are essential for the normal development and maintenance of auditory and vestibular function.
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- Shin-Ya Nishio
- Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Shinshu University School of Medicine, Matsumoto, Japan Department of Hearing Implant Sciences, Shinshu University School of Medicine, Matsumoto, Japan
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- Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Shinshu University School of Medicine, Matsumoto, Japan
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- Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Shinshu University School of Medicine, Matsumoto, Japan
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- Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Shinshu University School of Medicine, Matsumoto, Japan
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- Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Shinshu University School of Medicine, Matsumoto, Japan Department of Hearing Implant Sciences, Shinshu University School of Medicine, Matsumoto, Japan
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- Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Shinshu University School of Medicine, Matsumoto, Japan
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- Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Shinshu University School of Medicine, Matsumoto, Japan
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- Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Shinshu University School of Medicine, Matsumoto, Japan
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- Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Shinshu University School of Medicine, Matsumoto, Japan
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- Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Shinshu University School of Medicine, Matsumoto, Japan
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- Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Shinshu University School of Medicine, Matsumoto, Japan Department of Otorhinolaryngology and Head and Neck Surgery, Yokohama City University School of Medicine, Yokohama, Japan
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- Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Shinshu University School of Medicine, Matsumoto, Japan Department of Hearing Implant Sciences, Shinshu University School of Medicine, Matsumoto, Japan
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Hearing loss is the most common form of sensory impairment in humans and affects more than 40 million people in the United States alone. No drug-based therapy has been approved by the Food and Drug Administration, and treatment mostly relies on devices such as hearing aids and cochlear implants. Over recent years, more than 100 genetic loci have been linked to hearing loss and many of the affected genes have been identified. This understanding of the genetic pathways that regulate auditory function has revealed new targets for pharmacological treatment of the disease. Moreover, approaches that are based on stem cells and gene therapy, which may have the potential to restore or maintain auditory function, are beginning to emerge.
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- Ulrich Müller
- Department of Molecular and Cellular Neuroscience, Dorris Neuroscience Center, The Scripps Research Institute, 10550 North Torrey Pines Road, La Jolla, San Diego, California 92037, USA
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- Oregon Hearing Research Center, Vollum Institute, Oregon Health &Science University, 3181 South West Sam Jackson Park Road, Portland, Oregon 97239, USA
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Mori K, Moteki H, Kobayashi Y, Azaiez H, Booth KT, Nishio SY, Sato H, Smith RJH, Usami SI. Mutations in LOXHD1 gene cause various types and severities of hearing loss. Ann Otol Rhinol Laryngol 2015; 124 Suppl 1:135S-41S. [PMID: 25792669 DOI: 10.1177/0003489415574067] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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OBJECTIVE We present 2 families that were identified with novel mutations in LOXHD1 as a cause of nonprogressive hearing loss. METHODS One thousand three hundred fourteen (1314) Japanese subjects with sensorineural hearing loss from unrelated families were enrolled in the study. Targeted genomic enrichment and massively parallel sequencing of all known nonsyndromic hearing loss genes were performed to identify the genetic cause of hearing loss. RESULTS Two patients in 1 family affected with homozygous mutation c.879+1G>A in LOXHD1 showed profound congenital hearing loss, whereas 2 patients in another family with compound heterozygous mutations, c.5869G>T (p.E1957X) and c.4480C>T (p.R1494X), showed moderate to severe hearing loss. CONCLUSION Mutations in LOXHD1 are extremely rare, and these cases are the first identified in a Japanese population. The genotype-phenotype correlation in LOXHD1 is still unclear. The differences in phenotypes in each patient might be the result of the nature of the mutations or the location on the gene, or be influenced by a genetic modifier.
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- Kentaro Mori
- Department of Otolaryngology, Shinshu University School of Medicine, Matsumoto, Japan
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- Department of Otolaryngology, Shinshu University School of Medicine, Matsumoto, Japan Department of Hearing Implant Sciences, Shinshu University School of Medicine, Matsumoto, Japan Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, Molecular Otolaryngology & Renal Research Labs, University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics, Iowa City, IA, USA
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- Department of Otolaryngology, Iwate Medical University School of Medicine, Iwate, Japan
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- Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, Molecular Otolaryngology & Renal Research Labs, University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics, Iowa City, IA, USA
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- Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, Molecular Otolaryngology & Renal Research Labs, University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics, Iowa City, IA, USA
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- Department of Otolaryngology, Shinshu University School of Medicine, Matsumoto, Japan Department of Hearing Implant Sciences, Shinshu University School of Medicine, Matsumoto, Japan
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- Department of Otolaryngology, Iwate Medical University School of Medicine, Iwate, Japan
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- Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, Molecular Otolaryngology & Renal Research Labs, University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics, Iowa City, IA, USA
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- Department of Otolaryngology, Shinshu University School of Medicine, Matsumoto, Japan Department of Hearing Implant Sciences, Shinshu University School of Medicine, Matsumoto, Japan
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Oikkonen J, Huang Y, Onkamo P, Ukkola-Vuoti L, Raijas P, Karma K, Vieland VJ, Järvelä I. A genome-wide linkage and association study of musical aptitude identifies loci containing genes related to inner ear development and neurocognitive functions. Mol Psychiatry 2015; 20:275-82. [PMID: 24614497 PMCID: PMC4259854 DOI: 10.1038/mp.2014.8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 44] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/12/2013] [Revised: 12/17/2013] [Accepted: 01/06/2014] [Indexed: 01/06/2023]
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Humans have developed the perception, production and processing of sounds into the art of music. A genetic contribution to these skills of musical aptitude has long been suggested. We performed a genome-wide scan in 76 pedigrees (767 individuals) characterized for the ability to discriminate pitch (SP), duration (ST) and sound patterns (KMT), which are primary capacities for music perception. Using the Bayesian linkage and association approach implemented in program package KELVIN, especially designed for complex pedigrees, several single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) near genes affecting the functions of the auditory pathway and neurocognitive processes were identified. The strongest association was found at 3q21.3 (rs9854612) with combined SP, ST and KMT test scores (COMB). This region is located a few dozen kilobases upstream of the GATA binding protein 2 (GATA2) gene. GATA2 regulates the development of cochlear hair cells and the inferior colliculus (IC), which are important in tonotopic mapping. The highest probability of linkage was obtained for phenotype SP at 4p14, located next to the region harboring the protocadherin 7 gene, PCDH7. Two SNPs rs13146789 and rs13109270 of PCDH7 showed strong association. PCDH7 has been suggested to play a role in cochlear and amygdaloid complexes. Functional class analysis showed that inner ear and schizophrenia-related genes were enriched inside the linked regions. This study is the first to show the importance of auditory pathway genes in musical aptitude.
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- J. Oikkonen
- Department of Medical Genetics, University of Helsinki, P.O. Box 63, 00014 University of Helsinki, Finland
- Department of Biological and Environmental Sciences, University of Helsinki, P.O. Box 56, 00014 University of Helsinki
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- The Research Institute at Nationwide Children's Hospital & The Ohio State University, Columbus OH 43215, USA
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- Department of Biological and Environmental Sciences, University of Helsinki, P.O. Box 56, 00014 University of Helsinki
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- Department of Medical Genetics, University of Helsinki, P.O. Box 63, 00014 University of Helsinki, Finland
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- DocMus Department, University of the Arts Helsinki, P.O. Box 86, 00251 Helsinki, Finland
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- DocMus Department, University of the Arts Helsinki, P.O. Box 86, 00251 Helsinki, Finland
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- The Research Institute at Nationwide Children's Hospital & The Ohio State University, Columbus OH 43215, USA
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- Department of Medical Genetics, University of Helsinki, P.O. Box 63, 00014 University of Helsinki, Finland
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Najmabadi H, Kahrizi K. Genetics of non-syndromic hearing loss in the Middle East. Int J Pediatr Otorhinolaryngol 2014; 78:2026-36. [PMID: 25281338 DOI: 10.1016/j.ijporl.2014.08.036] [Citation(s) in RCA: 34] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/18/2014] [Revised: 08/24/2014] [Accepted: 08/25/2014] [Indexed: 12/23/2022]
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Hearing impairment is the most common sensory disorder, present 1 in every 500 newborns. About 80% of genetic HL is classified as non-syndromic deafness. To date, over 115 non-syndromic loci have been identified of which fifty associated with autosomal recessive non-syndromic hearing loss (ARNSHL). In this review article, we represent the 40 genes function and contribution to genetic deafness in different Middle Eastern populations as well as gene frequencies and mutation spectrum. The wide variety of mutations have so far detected in 19 countries reflects the heterogeneity of the genes involved in HL in this region. The deafness genes can cause dysfunction of cochlear homeostasis, cellular organization, neuronal transmission, cell growth, differentiation, and survival, some coding for tectorial membrane-associated proteins, and the remaining with unknown functions. Non-syndromic deafness is highly heterogeneous and mutations in the GJB2 are responsible for almost 30-50% in northwest to as low as 0-5% in south and southeast of the Middle East, it remain as major gene in ARNSHL in Middle East. The other genes contributing to AR/ADNSHL in some countries have been determined while for many other countries in the Middle East have not been studied or little study has been done. With the advancement of next generation sequencing one could expect in next coming year many of the remaining genes to be determine and to understand their function in the inner ear.
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- Hossein Najmabadi
- Genetics Research Centre (GRC), University of Social Welfare and Rehabilitation Sciences, Tehran, Iran.
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- Genetics Research Centre (GRC), University of Social Welfare and Rehabilitation Sciences, Tehran, Iran
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Siddiqui S, Zenteno JC, Rice A, Chacón-Camacho O, Naylor SG, Rivera-de la Parra D, Spokes DM, James N, Toomes C, Inglehearn CF, Ali M. Congenital hereditary endothelial dystrophy caused by SLC4A11 mutations progresses to Harboyan syndrome. Cornea 2014; 33:247-51. [PMID: 24351571 PMCID: PMC4195577 DOI: 10.1097/ico.0000000000000041] [Citation(s) in RCA: 33] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/25/2022]
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Supplemental Digital Content is Available in the Text. Purpose: Homozygous mutations in SLC4A11 cause 2 rare recessive conditions: congenital hereditary endothelial dystrophy (CHED), affecting the cornea alone, and Harboyan syndrome consisting of corneal dystrophy and sensorineural hearing loss. In addition, adult-onset Fuchs endothelial corneal dystrophy (FECD) is associated with dominant mutations in SLC4A11. In this report, we investigate whether patients with CHED go on to develop hearing loss and whether their parents, who are carriers of an SLC4A11 mutation, show signs of having FECD. Methods: Patients with CHED were screened for mutations in the SLC4A11 gene and underwent audiometric testing. The patients and their parents underwent a clinical examination and specular microscopy. Results: Molecular analyses confirmed SLC4A11 mutations in 4 affected individuals from 3 families. All the patients were found to have varying degrees of sensorineural hearing loss at a higher frequency range. Guttate lesions were seen in 2 of the 4 parents who were available for examination. Conclusions: Our observations suggest that CHED caused by homozygous SLC4A11 mutations progresses to Harboyan syndrome, but the severity of this may vary considerably. Patients with CHED should therefore be monitored for progressive hearing loss. We could not determine conclusively whether the parents of the patients with CHED were at increased risk of developing late-onset FECD.
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- Salina Siddiqui
- *Section of Ophthalmology and Neuroscience, Leeds Institute of Biomedical and Clinical Sciences, University of Leeds, Leeds, United Kingdom; †Department of Ophthalmology, St James's University Hospital, Leeds, United Kingdom; ‡Department of Biochemistry, Faculty of Medicine, National Autonomous University of Mexico (UNAM), Mexico City, Mexico; §Department of Genetics, Institute of Ophthalmology "Conde de Valenciana," Mexico City, Mexico; and ¶Department of Ophthalmology, Bradford Royal Infirmary, Bradford, United Kingdom
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Genetics of auditory mechano-electrical transduction. Pflugers Arch 2014; 467:49-72. [PMID: 24957570 PMCID: PMC4281357 DOI: 10.1007/s00424-014-1552-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/14/2014] [Revised: 06/04/2014] [Accepted: 06/05/2014] [Indexed: 12/29/2022]
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The hair bundles of cochlear hair cells play a central role in the auditory mechano-electrical transduction (MET) process. The identification of MET components and of associated molecular complexes by biochemical approaches is impeded by the very small number of hair cells within the cochlea. In contrast, human and mouse genetics have proven to be particularly powerful. The study of inherited forms of deafness led to the discovery of several essential proteins of the MET machinery, which are currently used as entry points to decipher the associated molecular networks. Notably, MET relies not only on the MET machinery but also on several elements ensuring the proper sound-induced oscillation of the hair bundle or the ionic environment necessary to drive the MET current. Here, we review the most significant advances in the molecular bases of the MET process that emerged from the genetics of hearing.
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Hereditary hearing loss: a 96 gene targeted sequencing protocol reveals novel alleles in a series of Italian and Qatari patients. Gene 2014; 542:209-16. [DOI: 10.1016/j.gene.2014.03.033] [Citation(s) in RCA: 44] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/06/2013] [Revised: 03/05/2014] [Accepted: 03/18/2014] [Indexed: 01/18/2023]
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Fuchs' corneal dystrophy (FCD) is a common late-onset genetic disorder of the corneal endothelium. It causes loss of endothelial cell density and excrescences in the Descemet membrane, eventually progressing to corneal edema, necessitating corneal transplantation. The genetic basis of FCD is complex and heterogeneous, demonstrating variable expressivity and incomplete penetrance. To date, three causal genes, ZEB1, SLC4A11 and LOXHD1, have been identified, representing a small proportion of the total genetic load of FCD. An additional four loci have been localized, including a region on chromosome 18 that is potentially responsible for a large proportion of all FCD cases. The elucidation of the causal genes underlying these loci will begin to clarify the pathogenesis of FCD and pave the way for the emergence of nonsurgical treatments.
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- Benjamin W Iliff
- The Wilmer Eye Institute, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD, USA
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INTRODUCTION Cochlear implantation is a safe surgery for restoration of hearing in profoundly deaf candidates. Profound deafness may at times, manifest as a part of a syndrome associated with cardiac anomalies. Cardiac co-morbidities may influence cochlear implantation in a spectrum of ways from minor intra operative issues to major life threatening complications. Issues related to pre operative, intra operative and post operative care needs to be addressed by an efficient in house cardiologist. OBJECTIVES Our retrospective study was aimed at analyzing the various cardiac co-morbidities encountered in 30 out of 500 cochlear implantees over a period of 14 years (July 1999-June 2012). This study was focused on developing a profile of cardiac complications influencing cochlear implantation and suggests a protocol for management of various cardiac issues related to cochlear implantation. Our article also reflects the cardiologist's perspective of peri-operative care to be given during cochlear implantation. Relevant literature has been reviewed. METHODS Case series of 30 profoundly deaf children (below 12 years) who had associated cardiac problems and underwent cochlear implantation in our institution were included in our study. Overall cardiac disease was identified in 30 out of 500 implantees (16.6%) in our experience. The cardiac disease can be categorized into 3 groups: candidates with isolated Patent Ductus Arteriosus (PDA) as Group A (8/30), candidates with syndrome and other anomalies with PDA association as Group B (18/30), and candidates with syndromes without PDA association as Group C (4/30). RESULTS The overall incidence of cardiac problems in profoundly deaf candidates is identified. Descriptive profile of the same has been created and appropriate management for the same described. CONCLUSIONS A protocol for management of cardiac co-morbidities influencing cochlear implantation has been designed and detailed insight for the optimal management of these issues has been discussed with cardiologist's perspective.
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Tsai EA, Berman MA, Conlin LK, Rehm HL, Francey LJ, Deardorff MA, Holst J, Kaur M, Gallant E, Clark DM, Glessner JT, Jensen ST, Grant SFA, Gruber PJ, Hakonarson H, Spinner NB, Krantz ID. PECONPI: a novel software for uncovering pathogenic copy number variations in non-syndromic sensorineural hearing loss and other genetically heterogeneous disorders. Am J Med Genet A 2013; 161A:2134-47. [PMID: 23897863 DOI: 10.1002/ajmg.a.36038] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/02/2012] [Accepted: 04/11/2013] [Indexed: 11/10/2022]
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This report describes an algorithm developed to predict the pathogenicity of copy number variants (CNVs) in large sample cohorts. CNVs (genomic deletions and duplications) are found in healthy individuals and in individuals with genetic diagnoses, and differentiation of these two classes of CNVs can be challenging and usually requires extensive manual curation. We have developed PECONPI, an algorithm to assess the pathogenicity of CNVs based on gene content and CNV frequency. This software was applied to a large cohort of patients with genetically heterogeneous non-syndromic hearing loss to score and rank each CNV based on its relative pathogenicity. Of 636 individuals tested, we identified the likely underlying etiology of the hearing loss in 14 (2%) of the patients (1 with a homozygous deletion, 7 with a deletion of a known hearing loss gene and a point mutation on the trans allele and 6 with a deletion larger than 1 Mb). We also identified two probands with smaller deletions encompassing genes that may be functionally related to their hearing loss. The ability of PECONPI to determine the pathogenicity of CNVs was tested on a second genetically heterogeneous cohort with congenital heart defects (CHDs). It successfully identified a likely etiology in 6 of 355 individuals (2%). We believe this tool is useful for researchers with large genetically heterogeneous cohorts to help identify known pathogenic causes and novel disease genes.
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- Ellen A Tsai
- Genomics and Computational Biology Graduate Group, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
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Bashir R, Imtiaz A, Fatima A, Alam A, Naz S. The c.42_52del11 mutation in TPRN and progressive hearing loss in a family from Pakistan. Biochem Genet 2013; 51:350-7. [PMID: 23340767 PMCID: PMC3654082 DOI: 10.1007/s10528-013-9568-y] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/27/2012] [Accepted: 10/12/2012] [Indexed: 10/27/2022]
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The DFNB79 locus harbors TPRN mutations in which have been reported in a few families with deafness. Four frameshift mutations in TPRN have been described to cause severe or severe-to-profound hearing loss in Moroccan and Pakistani families, and a single frameshift mutation was associated with progressive hearing loss in deaf individuals in a Dutch family. We identified a Pakistani family in which the affected individuals were homozygous for a pathogenic mutation, c.42_52del11, in TPRN (p.G15Afs150X). In contrast to the previously reported individuals affected by the same mutation, hearing loss is likely to be progressive in this family. Thus the same mutation of TPRN can be associated with different thresholds of hearing as well as differences in the stability of the phenotype.
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- Rasheeda Bashir
- School of Biological Sciences, University of the Punjab, Quaid-i-Azam Campus, Lahore 54590, Pakistan
- Department of Molecular Biology and Molecular Genetics, University of the Punjab, Lahore, Pakistan
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- School of Biological Sciences, University of the Punjab, Quaid-i-Azam Campus, Lahore 54590, Pakistan
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- School of Biological Sciences, University of the Punjab, Quaid-i-Azam Campus, Lahore 54590, Pakistan
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- Services Institute of Medical Sciences, Services Hospital, Lahore, Pakistan
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- School of Biological Sciences, University of the Punjab, Quaid-i-Azam Campus, Lahore 54590, Pakistan
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Kelly CE, Thymiakou E, Dixon JE, Tanaka S, Godwin J, Episkopou V. Rnf165/Ark2C enhances BMP-Smad signaling to mediate motor axon extension. PLoS Biol 2013; 11:e1001538. [PMID: 23610558 PMCID: PMC3627648 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pbio.1001538] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/14/2012] [Accepted: 03/07/2013] [Indexed: 12/21/2022] Open
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Little is known about extrinsic signals required for the advancement of motor neuron (MN) axons, which extend over long distances in the periphery to form precise connections with target muscles. Here we present that Rnf165 (Arkadia-like; Arkadia2; Ark2C) is expressed specifically in the nervous system and that its loss in mice causes motor innervation defects that originate during development and lead to wasting and death before weaning. The defects range from severe reduction of motor axon extension as observed in the dorsal forelimb to shortening of presynaptic branches of the phrenic nerve, as observed in the diaphragm. Molecular functional analysis showed that in the context of the spinal cord Ark2C enhances transcriptional responses of the Smad1/5/8 effectors, which are activated (phosphorylated) downstream of Bone Morphogenetic Protein (BMP) signals. Consistent with Ark2C-modulated BMP signaling influencing motor axons, motor pools in the spinal cord were found to harbor phosphorylated Smad1/5/8 (pSmad) and treatment of primary MN with BMP inhibitor diminished axon length. In addition, genetic reduction of BMP-Smad signaling in Ark2C (+/-) mice caused the emergence of Ark2C (-/-) -like dorsal forelimb innervation deficits confirming that enhancement of BMP-Smad responses by Ark2C mediates efficient innervation. Together the above data reveal an involvement of BMP-Smad signaling in motor axon advancement.
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- Claire E. Kelly
- Division of Brain Sciences, Faculty of Medicine, Imperial College London, London, United Kingdom
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- Division of Brain Sciences, Faculty of Medicine, Imperial College London, London, United Kingdom
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- Division of Brain Sciences, Faculty of Medicine, Imperial College London, London, United Kingdom
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- Division of Brain Sciences, Faculty of Medicine, Imperial College London, London, United Kingdom
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- Division of Brain Sciences, Faculty of Medicine, Imperial College London, London, United Kingdom
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- Division of Brain Sciences, Faculty of Medicine, Imperial College London, London, United Kingdom
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Xiong W, Grillet N, Elledge HM, Wagner TFJ, Zhao B, Johnson KR, Kazmierczak P, Müller U. TMHS is an integral component of the mechanotransduction machinery of cochlear hair cells. Cell 2013; 151:1283-95. [PMID: 23217710 DOI: 10.1016/j.cell.2012.10.041] [Citation(s) in RCA: 184] [Impact Index Per Article: 16.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/07/2012] [Revised: 08/28/2012] [Accepted: 10/23/2012] [Indexed: 01/02/2023]
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Hair cells are mechanosensors for the perception of sound, acceleration, and fluid motion. Mechanotransduction channels in hair cells are gated by tip links, which connect the stereocilia of a hair cell in the direction of their mechanical sensitivity. The molecular constituents of the mechanotransduction channels of hair cells are not known. Here, we show that mechanotransduction is impaired in mice lacking the tetraspan TMHS. TMHS binds to the tip-link component PCDH15 and regulates tip-link assembly, a process that is disrupted by deafness-causing Tmhs mutations. TMHS also regulates transducer channel conductance and is required for fast channel adaptation. TMHS therefore resembles other ion channel regulatory subunits such as the transmembrane alpha-amino-3-hydroxy-5-methyl-4-isoxazole propionic acid (AMPA) receptor regulatory proteins (TARPs) of AMPA receptors that facilitate channel transport and regulate the properties of pore-forming channel subunits. We conclude that TMHS is an integral component of the hair cell's mechanotransduction machinery that functionally couples PCDH15 to the transduction channel.
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- Wei Xiong
- The Dorris Neuroscience Center, Department of Cell Biology, The Scripps Research Institute, 10550 North Torrey Pines Road, La Jolla, CA 92037, USA
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Characterization of Highper, an ENU-induced mouse mutant with abnormal psychostimulant and stress responses. Psychopharmacology (Berl) 2013; 225:407-19. [PMID: 22948668 PMCID: PMC3536991 DOI: 10.1007/s00213-012-2827-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/21/2012] [Accepted: 07/24/2012] [Indexed: 11/05/2022]
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RATIONALE Chemical mutagenesis in the mouse is a forward genetics approach that introduces random mutations into the genome, thereby providing an opportunity to annotate gene function and characterize phenotypes that have not been previously linked to a given gene. OBJECTIVES We report on the behavioral characterization of Highper, an N-ethyl-N-nitrosourea (ENU)-induced mutant mouse line. METHODS Highper and B6 control mice were assessed for locomotor activity in the open field and home cage environments. Basal and acute restraint stress-induced corticosterone levels were measured. Mice were tested for locomotor response to cocaine (5, 20, 30, and 45 mg/kg), methylphenidate (30 mg/kg), and ethanol (0.75, 1.25, and 1.75 g/kg). The rewarding and reinforcing effects of cocaine were assessed using conditioned place preference and self-administration paradigms. RESULTS Highper mice are hyperactive during behavioral tests but show normal home cage locomotor behavior. Highper mice also exhibit a twofold increase in locomotor response to cocaine, methylphenidate, and ethanol and prolonged activation of the hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal axis in response to acute stress. Highper mice are more sensitive to the rewarding and reinforcing effects of cocaine, although place preference in Highper mice appears to be significantly influenced by the environment in which the drug is administered. CONCLUSIONS Altogether, our findings indicate that Highper mice may provide important insights into the genetic, molecular, and biological mechanisms underlying stress and the drug reward pathway.
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Schraders M, Ruiz-Palmero L, Kalay E, Oostrik J, del Castillo FJ, Sezgin O, Beynon AJ, Strom TM, Pennings RJE, Zazo Seco C, Oonk AMM, Kunst HPM, Domínguez-Ruiz M, García-Arumi AM, del Campo M, Villamar M, Hoefsloot LH, Moreno F, Admiraal RJC, del Castillo I, Kremer H. Mutations of the gene encoding otogelin are a cause of autosomal-recessive nonsyndromic moderate hearing impairment. Am J Hum Genet 2012; 91:883-9. [PMID: 23122587 DOI: 10.1016/j.ajhg.2012.09.012] [Citation(s) in RCA: 60] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/05/2012] [Revised: 09/07/2012] [Accepted: 09/21/2012] [Indexed: 12/13/2022] Open
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Already 40 genes have been identified for autosomal-recessive nonsyndromic hearing impairment (arNSHI); however, many more genes are still to be identified. In a Dutch family segregating arNSHI, homozygosity mapping revealed a 2.4 Mb homozygous region on chromosome 11 in p15.1-15.2, which partially overlapped with the previously described DFNB18 locus. However, no putative pathogenic variants were found in USH1C, the gene mutated in DFNB18 hearing impairment. The homozygous region contained 12 additional annotated genes including OTOG, the gene encoding otogelin, a component of the tectorial membrane. It is thought that otogelin contributes to the stability and strength of this membrane through interaction or stabilization of its constituent fibers. The murine orthologous gene was already known to cause hearing loss when defective. Analysis of OTOG in the Dutch family revealed a homozygous 1 bp deletion, c.5508delC, which leads to a shift in the reading frame and a premature stop codon, p.Ala1838ProfsX31. Further screening of 60 unrelated probands from Spanish arNSHI families detected compound heterozygous OTOG mutations in one family, c.6347C>T (p.Pro2116Leu) and c. 6559C>T (p.Arg2187X). The missense mutation p.Pro2116Leu affects a highly conserved residue in the fourth von Willebrand factor type D domain of otogelin. The subjects with OTOG mutations have a moderate hearing impairment, which can be associated with vestibular dysfunction. The flat to shallow "U" or slightly downsloping shaped audiograms closely resembled audiograms of individuals with recessive mutations in the gene encoding α-tectorin, another component of the tectorial membrane. This distinctive phenotype may represent a clue to orientate the molecular diagnosis.
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- Margit Schraders
- Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery, Radboud University Nijmegen Medical Centre, Nijmegen, The Netherlands
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Eppsteiner RW, Shearer AE, Hildebrand MS, Deluca AP, Ji H, Dunn CC, Black-Ziegelbein EA, Casavant TL, Braun TA, Scheetz TE, Scherer SE, Hansen MR, Gantz BJ, Smith RJH. Prediction of cochlear implant performance by genetic mutation: the spiral ganglion hypothesis. Hear Res 2012; 292:51-8. [PMID: 22975204 DOI: 10.1016/j.heares.2012.08.007] [Citation(s) in RCA: 95] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/01/2012] [Revised: 08/16/2012] [Accepted: 08/20/2012] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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BACKGROUND Up to 7% of patients with severe-to-profound deafness do not benefit from cochlear implantation. Given the high surgical implantation and clinical management cost of cochlear implantation (>$1 million lifetime cost), prospective identification of the worst performers would reduce unnecessary procedures and healthcare costs. Because cochlear implants bypass the membranous labyrinth but rely on the spiral ganglion for functionality, we hypothesize that cochlear implant (CI) performance is dictated in part by the anatomic location of the cochlear pathology that underlies the hearing loss. As a corollary, we hypothesize that because genetic testing can identify sites of cochlear pathology, it may be useful in predicting CI performance. METHODS 29 adult CI recipients with idiopathic adult-onset severe-to-profound hearing loss were studied. DNA samples were subjected to solution-based sequence capture and massively parallel sequencing using the OtoSCOPE(®) platform. The cohort was divided into three CI performance groups (good, intermediate, poor) and genetic causes of deafness were correlated with audiometric data to determine whether there was a gene-specific impact on CI performance. RESULTS The genetic cause of deafness was determined in 3/29 (10%) individuals. The two poor performers segregated mutations in TMPRSS3, a gene expressed in the spiral ganglion, while the good performer segregated mutations in LOXHD1, a gene expressed in the membranous labyrinth. Comprehensive literature review identified other good performers with mutations in membranous labyrinth-expressed genes; poor performance was associated with spiral ganglion-expressed genes. CONCLUSIONS Our data support the underlying hypothesis that mutations in genes preferentially expressed in the spiral ganglion portend poor CI performance while mutations in genes expressed in the membranous labyrinth portend good CI performance. Although the low mutation rate in known deafness genes in this cohort likely relates to the ascertainment characteristics (postlingual hearing loss in adult CI recipients), these data suggest that genetic testing should be implemented as part of the CI evaluation to test this association prospectively.
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- Robert W Eppsteiner
- Department of Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery, University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics, Iowa City, IA 52242, USA
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Babanejad M, Fattahi Z, Bazazzadegan N, Nishimura C, Meyer N, Nikzat N, Sohrabi E, Najmabadi A, Jamali P, Habibi F, Smith RJH, Kahrizi K, Najmabadi H. A comprehensive study to determine heterogeneity of autosomal recessive nonsyndromic hearing loss in Iran. Am J Med Genet A 2012; 158A:2485-92. [PMID: 22903915 DOI: 10.1002/ajmg.a.35572] [Citation(s) in RCA: 40] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/14/2012] [Accepted: 06/23/2012] [Indexed: 11/05/2022]
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Hearing loss is the most common sensory disorder worldwide and affects 1 of every 500 newborns. In developed countries, at least 50% of cases are genetic, most often resulting in nonsyndromic deafness (70%), which is usually autosomal recessive (∼80%). Although the cause of hearing loss is heterogeneous, mutations in GJB2 gene at DFNB1 locus are the major cause of autosomal recessive nonsyndromic hearing loss (ARNSHL) in many populations. Our previous study showed that mutations of GJB2 gene do not contribute to the major genetic load of deafness in the Iranian population (∼16%). Therefore, to define the importance of other genes in contributing to an ARNSHL phenotype in the Iranian population, we used homozygosity mapping to identify regions of autozygosity-by-descent in 144 families which two or more progeny had ARNSHL but were negative for GJB2 gene mutations. Using flanking or intragenic short-tandem repeat markers for 33 loci we identified 33 different homozygous variations in 10 genes, of which 9 are novel. In aggregate, these data explain ∼40% of genetic background of ARNHSL in the Iranian population.
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- Mojgan Babanejad
- Genetics Research Center, University of Social Welfare and Rehabilitation Sciences, Tehran, Iran
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Mujtaba G, Bukhari I, Fatima A, Naz S. A p.C343S missense mutation in PJVK causes progressive hearing loss. Gene 2012; 504:98-101. [PMID: 22617256 DOI: 10.1016/j.gene.2012.05.013] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/25/2012] [Revised: 04/21/2012] [Accepted: 05/06/2012] [Indexed: 10/28/2022]
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Mutations in PJVK, encoding Pejvakin, cause autosomal recessive nonsyndromic hearing loss in humans at the DFNB59 locus on chromosome 2q31.2. Pejvakin is involved in generating auditory and neural signals in the inner ear. We have identified a consanguineous Pakistani family segregating sensorineural progressive hearing loss as a recessive trait, consistent with linkage to DFNB59. We sequenced PJVK and identified a novel missense mutation, c.1028G>C in exon 7 (p.C343S) co-segregating with the phenotype in the family. The p.C343 residue is fully conserved among orthologs from different vertebrate species. We have also determined that mutations in PJVK are not a common cause of hearing loss in families with moderate to severe hearing loss in Pakistan. This is the first report of PJVK mutation in a Pakistani family and pinpoints an important residue for PJVK function.
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- Ghulam Mujtaba
- School of Biological Sciences, University of the Punjab, Lahore, Pakistan.
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Cabanillas Farpón R, Cadiñanos Bañales J. Hereditary Hearing Loss: Genetic Counselling. ACTA OTORRINOLARINGOLOGICA ESPANOLA 2012. [DOI: 10.1016/j.otoeng.2011.02.005] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/28/2022]
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Riazuddin S, Parker D, McGlumphy E, Oh E, Iliff B, Schmedt T, Jurkunas U, Schleif R, Katsanis N, Gottsch J. Mutations in LOXHD1, a recessive-deafness locus, cause dominant late-onset Fuchs corneal dystrophy. Am J Hum Genet 2012; 90:533-9. [PMID: 22341973 DOI: 10.1016/j.ajhg.2012.01.013] [Citation(s) in RCA: 121] [Impact Index Per Article: 10.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/28/2011] [Revised: 12/16/2011] [Accepted: 01/18/2012] [Indexed: 02/04/2023] Open
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Fuchs corneal dystrophy (FCD) is a genetic disorder of the corneal endothelium and is the most common cause of corneal transplantation in the United States. Previously, we mapped a late-onset FCD locus, FCD2, on chromosome 18q. Here, we present next-generation sequencing of all coding exons in the FCD2 critical interval in a multigenerational pedigree in which FCD segregates as an autosomal-dominant trait. We identified a missense change in LOXHD1, a gene causing progressive hearing loss in humans, as the sole variant capable of explaining the phenotype in this pedigree. We observed LOXHD1 mRNA in cultured human corneal endothelial cells, whereas antibody staining of both human and mouse corneas showed staining in the corneal epithelium and endothelium. Corneal sections of the original proband were stained for LOXHD1 and demonstrated a distinct increase in antibody punctate staining in the endothelium and Descemet membrane; punctate staining was absent from both normal corneas and FCD corneas negative for causal LOXHD1 mutations. Subsequent interrogation of a cohort of >200 sporadic affected individuals identified another 15 heterozygous missense mutations that were absent from >800 control chromosomes. Furthermore, in silico analyses predicted that these mutations reside on the surface of the protein and are likely to affect the protein's interface and protein-protein interactions. Finally, expression of the familial LOXHD1 mutant allele as well as two sporadic mutations in cells revealed prominent cytoplasmic aggregates reminiscent of the corneal phenotype. All together, our data implicate rare alleles in LOXHD1 in the pathogenesis of FCD and highlight how different mutations in the same locus can potentially produce diverse phenotypes.
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Tarantino LM, Eisener-Dorman AF. Forward genetic approaches to understanding complex behaviors. Curr Top Behav Neurosci 2012; 12:25-58. [PMID: 22297575 PMCID: PMC6989028 DOI: 10.1007/7854_2011_189] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/07/2023]
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Assigning function to genes has long been a focus of biomedical research.Even with complete knowledge of the genomic sequences of humans, mice and other experimental organisms, there is still much to be learned about gene function and control. Ablation or overexpression of single genes using knockout or transgenic technologies has provided functional annotation for many genes, but these technologies do not capture the extensive genetic variation present in existing experimental mouse populations. Researchers have only recently begun to truly appreciate naturally occurring genetic variation resulting from single nucleotide substitutions,insertions, deletions, copy number variation, epigenetic changes (DNA methylation,histone modifications, etc.) and gene expression differences and how this variation contributes to complex phenotypes. In this chapter, we will discuss the benefits and limitations of different forward genetic approaches that capture the genetic variation present in inbred mouse strains and present the utility of these approaches for mapping QTL that influence complex behavioral phenotypes.
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Webb SW, Grillet N, Andrade LR, Xiong W, Swarthout L, Della Santina CC, Kachar B, Müller U. Regulation of PCDH15 function in mechanosensory hair cells by alternative splicing of the cytoplasmic domain. Development 2011; 138:1607-17. [PMID: 21427143 DOI: 10.1242/dev.060061] [Citation(s) in RCA: 95] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/01/2023]
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Protocadherin 15 (PCDH15) is expressed in hair cells of the inner ear and in photoreceptors of the retina. Mutations in PCDH15 cause Usher Syndrome (deaf-blindness) and recessive deafness. In developing hair cells, PCDH15 localizes to extracellular linkages that connect the stereocilia and kinocilium into a bundle and regulate its morphogenesis. In mature hair cells, PCDH15 is a component of tip links, which gate mechanotransduction channels. PCDH15 is expressed in several isoforms differing in their cytoplasmic domains, suggesting that alternative splicing regulates PCDH15 function in hair cells. To test this model, we generated three mouse lines, each of which lacks one out of three prominent PCDH15 isoforms (CD1, CD2 and CD3). Surprisingly, mice lacking PCDH15-CD1 and PCDH15-CD3 form normal hair bundles and tip links and maintain hearing function. Tip links are also present in mice lacking PCDH15-CD2. However, PCDH15-CD2-deficient mice are deaf, lack kinociliary links and have abnormally polarized hair bundles. Planar cell polarity (PCP) proteins are distributed normally in the sensory epithelia of the mutants, suggesting that PCDH15-CD2 acts downstream of PCP components to control polarity. Despite the absence of kinociliary links, vestibular function is surprisingly intact in the PCDH15-CD2 mutants. Our findings reveal an essential role for PCDH15-CD2 in the formation of kinociliary links and hair bundle polarization, and show that several PCDH15 isoforms can function redundantly at tip links.
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- Stuart W Webb
- Dorris Neuroscience Center and Department of Cell Biology, The Scripps Research Institute, La Jolla, CA 92037, USA.
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[Hereditary hearing loss: genetic counselling]. ACTA OTORRINOLARINGOLOGICA ESPANOLA 2011; 63:218-29. [PMID: 21514544 DOI: 10.1016/j.otorri.2011.02.006] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/16/2011] [Accepted: 02/20/2011] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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The aim of this review is to provide an updated overview of hereditary hearing loss, with special attention to the etiological diagnosis of sensorineural hearing loss, the genes most frequently mutated in our environment, the techniques available for their analysis and the clinical implications of genetic diagnosis. More than 60% of childhood sensorineural hearing loss is genetic. In adults, the percentage of hereditary hearing loss is unknown. Genetic testing is the highest yielding test for evaluating patients with sensorineural hearing loss. The process of genetic counselling is intended to inform patients and their families of the medical, psychological and familial implications of genetic diseases, as well as the risks, benefits and limitations of genetic testing. The implementation of any genetic analysis must be always preceded by an appropriate genetic counselling process.
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Edvardson S, Jalas C, Shaag A, Zenvirt S, Landau C, Lerer I, Elpeleg O. A deleterious mutation in the LOXHD1 gene causes autosomal recessive hearing loss in Ashkenazi Jews. Am J Med Genet A 2011; 155A:1170-2. [PMID: 21465660 DOI: 10.1002/ajmg.a.33972] [Citation(s) in RCA: 25] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/16/2010] [Accepted: 02/07/2011] [Indexed: 11/10/2022]
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Autosomal recessive nonsyndromic sensorineural hearing loss (ARNSHL) in Ashkenazi Jews, is mainly caused by mutations in the GJB2 and GJB6 genes. Here we describe a novel homozygous mutation of the LOXHD1 gene resulting in a premature stop codon (R1572X) in nine patients of Ashkenazi Jewish origin who had severe-profound congenital non-progressive ARNSHL and benefited from cochlear implants. Upon screening for the mutation among 719 anonymous Ashkenazi-Jews we detected four carriers, indicating a carrier rate of 1:180 Ashkenazi Jews. This is the second reported mutation in the LOXHD1 gene, and its homozygous presence in two of 39 Ashkenazi Jewish families with congenital ARNSHL suggest that it could account for some 5% of the familial cases in this community.
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- S Edvardson
- Pediatric Neurology Unit, Hadassah, Hebrew University Medical Center, Jerusalem, Israel.
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Loss-of-function mutations of ILDR1 cause autosomal-recessive hearing impairment DFNB42. Am J Hum Genet 2011; 88:127-37. [PMID: 21255762 DOI: 10.1016/j.ajhg.2010.12.011] [Citation(s) in RCA: 88] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/17/2010] [Revised: 12/16/2010] [Accepted: 12/20/2010] [Indexed: 12/28/2022] Open
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By using homozygosity mapping in a consanguineous Pakistani family, we detected linkage of nonsyndromic hearing loss to a 7.6 Mb region on chromosome 3q13.31-q21.1 within the previously reported DFNB42 locus. Subsequent candidate gene sequencing identified a homozygous nonsense mutation (c.1135G>T [p.Glu379X]) in ILDR1 as the cause of hearing impairment. By analyzing additional consanguineous families with homozygosity at this locus, we detected ILDR1 mutations in the affected individuals of 10 more families from Pakistan and Iran. The identified ILDR1 variants include missense, nonsense, frameshift, and splice-site mutations as well as a start codon mutation in the family that originally defined the DFNB42 locus. ILDR1 encodes the evolutionarily conserved immunoglobulin-like domain containing receptor 1, a putative transmembrane receptor of unknown function. In situ hybridization detected expression of Ildr1, the murine ortholog, early in development in the vestibule and in hair cells and supporting cells of the cochlea. Expression in hair cell- and supporting cell-containing neurosensory organs is conserved in the zebrafish, in which the ildr1 ortholog is prominently expressed in the developing ear and neuromasts of the lateral line. These data identify loss-of-function mutations of ILDR1, a gene with a conserved expression pattern pointing to a conserved function in hearing in vertebrates, as underlying nonsyndromic prelingual sensorineural hearing impairment.
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