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Huang X, Hu B, Ye L, Li T, He L, Tan W, Yang G, Liu JP, Guo C. Pharmacogenomics and adverse effects of anti-infective drugs in children. Clin Exp Pharmacol Physiol 2024; 51:3-9. [PMID: 37840030 DOI: 10.1111/1440-1681.13830] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/21/2023] [Revised: 08/23/2023] [Accepted: 09/25/2023] [Indexed: 10/17/2023]
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Children, as a special group, have their own peculiarities in terms of individualized medication use compared to adults. Adverse drug reactions have been an important issue that needs to be addressed in the hope of safe medication use in children, and the occurrence of adverse drug reactions is partly due to genetic factors. Anti-infective drugs are widely used in children, and they have always been an important cause of the occurrence of adverse reactions in children. Pharmacogenomic technologies are becoming increasingly sophisticated, and there are now many guidelines describing the pharmacogenomics of anti-infective drugs. However, data from paediatric-based studies are scarce. This review provides a systematic review of the pharmacogenomics of anti-infective drugs recommended for gene-guided use in CPIC guidelines by exploring the relationship between pharmacogenetic frequencies and the incidence of adverse reactions, which will help inform future studies of individualized medication use in children.
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- Xin Huang
- Center of Clinical Pharmacology, The Third Xiangya Hospital, Central South University, Changsha, China
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- Center of Clinical Pharmacology, The Third Xiangya Hospital, Central South University, Changsha, China
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- Center of Clinical Pharmacology, The Third Xiangya Hospital, Central South University, Changsha, China
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- Center of Clinical Pharmacology, The Third Xiangya Hospital, Central South University, Changsha, China
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- Department of Pediatrics, The Third Xiangya Hospital, Central South University, Changsha, China
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- Department of Neonatology, Maternal & Child Health Hospital of Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, Nanning, China
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- Center of Clinical Pharmacology, The Third Xiangya Hospital, Central South University, Changsha, China
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- Institute of Aging Research, Hangzhou Normal University School of Medicine, Zhejiang, China
- Department of Immunology, Monash University Faculty of Medicine, Prahran, Victoria, Australia
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- Center of Clinical Pharmacology, The Third Xiangya Hospital, Central South University, Changsha, China
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The Mitochondrial tRNA Ser(UCN) Gene: A Novel m.7484A>G Mutation Associated with Mitochondrial Encephalomyopathy and Literature Review. Life (Basel) 2023; 13:life13020554. [PMID: 36836911 PMCID: PMC9963529 DOI: 10.3390/life13020554] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/03/2023] [Revised: 01/26/2023] [Accepted: 02/14/2023] [Indexed: 02/18/2023] Open
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Mitochondrial tRNASer(UCN) is considered a hot-spot for non-syndromic and aminoglycoside-induced hearing loss. However, many patients have been described with more extensive neurological diseases, mainly including epilepsy, myoclonus, ataxia, and myopathy. We describe a novel homoplasmic m.7484A>G mutation in the tRNASer(UCN) gene affecting the third base of the anticodon triplet in a girl with profound intellectual disability, spastic tetraplegia, sensorineural hearing loss, a clinical history of epilepsia partialis continua and vomiting, typical of MELAS syndrome, leading to a myoclonic epilepticus status, and myopathy with severe COX deficiency at muscle biopsy. The mutation was also found in the homoplasmic condition in the mother who presented with mild cognitive deficit, cerebellar ataxia, myoclonic epilepsy, sensorineural hearing loss and myopathy with COX deficient ragged-red fibers consistent with MERRF syndrome. This is the first anticodon mutation in the tRNASer(UCN) and the second homoplasmic mutation in the anticodon triplet reported to date.
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Sharma N, Kumari D, Panigrahi I, Khetarpal P. A systematic review of the monogenic causes of Non-Syndromic Hearing Loss (NSHL) and discussion of Current Diagnosis and Treatment options. Clin Genet 2023; 103:16-34. [PMID: 36089522 DOI: 10.1111/cge.14228] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/26/2022] [Revised: 09/02/2022] [Accepted: 09/06/2022] [Indexed: 12/13/2022]
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Hearing impairment is one of the most widespread inheritable sensory disorder affecting at least 1 in every 1000 born. About two-third of hereditary hearing loss (HHL) disorders are non-syndromic. To provide comprehensive update of monogenic causes of non-syndromic hearing loss (NSHL), literature search has been carried out with appropriate keywords in the following databases-PubMed, Google Scholar, Cochrane library, and Science Direct. Out of 2214 papers, 271 papers were shortlisted after applying inclusion and exclusion criterion. Data extracted from selected papers include information about gene name, identified pathogenic variants, ethnicity of the patient, age of onset, gender, title, authors' name, and year of publication. Overall, pathogenic variants in 98 different genes have been associated with NSHL. These genes have important role to play during early embryonic development in ear structure formation and hearing development. Here, we also review briefly the recent information about diagnosis and treatment approaches. Understanding pathogenic genetic variants are helpful in the management of affected and may offer targeted therapies in future.
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- Nandita Sharma
- Department of Human Genetics and Molecular Medicine, School of Health Sciences, Central University of Punjab, Bathinda, India
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- Department of Pediatrics Medicine, Post Graduate Institute of Medical Education and Research, Chandigarh, India
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- Department of Pediatrics Medicine, Post Graduate Institute of Medical Education and Research, Chandigarh, India
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- Department of Human Genetics and Molecular Medicine, School of Health Sciences, Central University of Punjab, Bathinda, India
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Screening for deafness-associated mitochondrial 12S rRNA mutations by using a multiplex allele-specific PCR method. Biosci Rep 2020; 40:224124. [PMID: 32400865 PMCID: PMC7263198 DOI: 10.1042/bsr20200778] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/16/2020] [Revised: 04/30/2020] [Accepted: 05/12/2020] [Indexed: 11/17/2022] Open
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Mitochondrial 12S rRNA A1555G and C1494T mutations are the major contributors to hearing loss. As patients with these mutations are sensitive to aminoglycosides, mutational screening for 12S rRNA is therefore recommended before the use of aminoglycosides. Most recently, we developed a novel multiplex allele-specific PCR (MAS-PCR) that can be used for detecting A1555G and C1494T mutations. In the present study, we employed this MAS-PCR to screen the 12S rRNA mutations in 500 deaf patients and 300 controls from 5 community hospitals. After PCR and electrophoresis, two patients with A1555G and one patient with C1494T were identified, this was consistent with Sanger sequence results. We further traced the origin of three Chinese pedigrees. Clinical evaluation revealed variable phenotypes of hearing loss including severity, age at onset and audiometric configuration in these patients. Sequence analysis of the mitochondrial genomes from matrilineal relatives suggested the presence of three evolutionarily conserved mutations: tRNACys T5802C, tRNALys A8343G and tRNAThr G15930A, which may result the failure in tRNAs metabolism and lead to mitochondrial dysfunction that was responsible for deafness. However, the lack of any functional variants in GJB2, GJB3, GJB6 and TRMU suggested that nuclear genes may not play active roles in deafness expression. Hence, aminoglycosides and mitochondrial genetic background may contribute to the clinical expression of A1555G/C1494T-induced deafness. Our data indicated that the MAS-PCR was a fast, convenience method for screening the 12S rRNA mutations, which was useful for early detection and prevention of mitochondrial deafness.
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Peng W, Zhong Y, Zhao X, Yuan J. Low penetrance of hearing loss in two Chinese families carrying the mitochondrial tRNASer(UCN) mutations. Mol Med Rep 2020; 22:77-86. [PMID: 32377700 PMCID: PMC7248462 DOI: 10.3892/mmr.2020.11100] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/03/2019] [Accepted: 02/20/2020] [Indexed: 01/07/2023] Open
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Mutations in mitochondrial DNA (mtDNA), especially in mitochondrial 12S rRNA and transfer RNA(tRNA)Ser(UCN) genes, are important causes of non-syndromic hearing loss. However, the molecular mechanism underlying mt-tRNA mutations in clinical hearing impairment are not fully understood. The present study assessed the molecular characterization of two Chinese families with non-syndromic hearing loss, who both exhibited very low penetrance of deafness (9.1 and 12.5% for Family 1 and 2, respectively). Mutational analysis of the complete mtDNA genes identified the presence of cytochrome c oxidase 1/tRNASer(UCN) G7444A and tRNASer(UCN) C7492T mutations, together with polymorphisms belonging to human mitochondrial haplogroup D4 and G2b, respectively. Moreover, the G7444A and C7492T mutations occurred at highly conserved tRNASer(UCN) nucleotides and may cause tRNA metabolism failure, which is involved in mitochondrial translation defects. Therefore, the G7444A and C7492T mutations may lead to the mitochondrial dysfunction that responsible for deafness. However, the absence of any functional variants in Gap junction β-2, Solute Carrier Family 26 Member 4 and TRNA 5-methylaminomethyl-2-thiouridylate methyltransferase suggested that nuclear genes may not play active roles in the occurrence of deafness. In the present study, the observed incomplete penetrance of hearing loss and mild mitochondrial dysfunction indicated that mtDNA G7444A and C7492T mutations are insufficient to produce the deafness phenotype. Therefore, other risk factors such as environmental factors and epigenetic regulation may be involved in the pathogenesis of hearing loss in the families recruited in the present study.
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- Wei Peng
- Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Union Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, Hubei 430022, P.R. China
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- Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Union Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, Hubei 430022, P.R. China
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- Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Union Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, Hubei 430022, P.R. China
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- Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Union Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, Hubei 430022, P.R. China
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Gao Z, Yuan YS. Screening for mitochondrial 12S rRNA C1494T mutation in 655 patients with non-syndromic hearing loss: An observational study. Medicine (Baltimore) 2020; 99:e19373. [PMID: 32221064 PMCID: PMC7220552 DOI: 10.1097/md.0000000000019373] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/26/2022] Open
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Mutations in mitochondrial DNA, especially in 12S rRNA gene, are the most important causes for hearing loss. In particular, the A1555G and C1494T mutations have been found to be associated with both aminoglycoside-induced and non-syndromic hearing loss in many families worldwide. To determine the frequency of C1494T mutation in deaf patients, in the current study, we screened this mutation in 655 patients with non-syndromic hearing loss and 300 control subjects. After PCR amplification of mitochondrial 12S rRNA gene and direct sequence analysis, we found that there were 2 patients carrying the C1494T mutation; however, this mutation was not detected in 300 healthy subjects. Further genetic counseling suggested that only 1 patient had an obvious family history of hearing impairment. Clinical evaluation showed that 3 of 10 matrilineal relatives suffered from hearing loss, with different age at onset of hearing loss. Molecular analysis revealed the presence of homoplasmic 12S rRNA C1494T and ND5 T12338C mutations, together with a set of polymorphisms belonging to human mitochondrial haplogroup F2. Interestingly, T12338C mutation resulted in the replacement of the first amino acid, a translation-initiating methionine with a threonine, shortening 2 amino acids of ND5 polypeptide. Moreover, this mutation is located in 2 nucleotides adjacent to the 3' end of the mt-tRNALeu(CUN) gene. Therefore, this mutation may alter ND5 mRNA metabolism and the processing of RNA precursors. Thus, the combination of T12338C and C1494T mutations may contribute to deafness expression in this family. Taken together, our data suggested that the C1494T mutation was the molecular basis for hearing loss, screening for the mitochondrial DNA pathogenic mutations was recommended for early detection, prevention, and diagnosis of mitochondrial deafness.
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- Zhen Gao
- Department of Otology and Skull Base Surgery, Eye & ENT Hospital
- NHC Key Laboratory of Hearing Medicine, Fudan University, Shanghai, China
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- Department of Otology and Skull Base Surgery, Eye & ENT Hospital
- NHC Key Laboratory of Hearing Medicine, Fudan University, Shanghai, China
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Sun D, Wei Y, Zheng HX, Jin L, Wang J. Contribution of Mitochondrial DNA Variation to Chronic Disease in East Asian Populations. Front Mol Biosci 2019; 6:128. [PMID: 31803756 PMCID: PMC6873657 DOI: 10.3389/fmolb.2019.00128] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/18/2019] [Accepted: 10/29/2019] [Indexed: 12/17/2022] Open
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Mitochondria are the main producers of energy in eukaryotic cells. Mitochondrial dysfunction is associated with specific mitochondrial DNA (mtDNA) variations (haplogroups), and these variations can contribute to human disease. East Asian populations show enrichment of many mitochondrial haplogroups, including A, B, D, G, M7, M8, M9, N9, R9, and exhibit half of the known haplogroups of worldwide. In this review, we summarize the current research in the field of mtDNA variation and associated disease in East Asian populations and discuss the physiological and pathological relevance of mitochondrial biology. mtDNA haplogroups are associated with various metabolic disorders ascribed to altered oxidative phosphorylation. The same mitochondrial haplogroup can show either a negative or positive association with different diseases. Mitochondrial dynamics, mitophagy, and mitochondrial oxidative stress, ultimately influence susceptibility to various diseases. In addition, mitochondrial retrograde signaling pathways may have profound effects on nuclear-mitochondrial interactions, affecting cellular morphology, and function. Other complex networks including proteostasis, mitochondrial unfolded protein response and reactive oxygen species signaling may also play pivotal roles in metabolic performance.
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- Dayan Sun
- State Key Laboratory of Genetic Engineering and Collaborative Innovation Center for Genetics and Development, School of Life Sciences, Fudan University, Shanghai, China.,Human Phenome Institute, Fudan University, Shanghai, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Genetic Engineering and Collaborative Innovation Center for Genetics and Development, School of Life Sciences, Fudan University, Shanghai, China.,Human Phenome Institute, Fudan University, Shanghai, China
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- Ministry of Education Key Laboratory of Contemporary Anthropology, Department of Anthropology and Human Genetics, School of Life Sciences, Fudan University, Shanghai, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Genetic Engineering and Collaborative Innovation Center for Genetics and Development, School of Life Sciences, Fudan University, Shanghai, China.,Human Phenome Institute, Fudan University, Shanghai, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Genetic Engineering and Collaborative Innovation Center for Genetics and Development, School of Life Sciences, Fudan University, Shanghai, China.,Human Phenome Institute, Fudan University, Shanghai, China
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Duan SH, Ma JL, Yang XL, Guo YF. Simultaneous multi‑gene mutation screening using SNPscan in patients from ethnic minorities with nonsyndromic hearing‑impairment in Northwest China. Mol Med Rep 2017; 16:6722-6728. [PMID: 28901477 PMCID: PMC5865789 DOI: 10.3892/mmr.2017.7431] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/22/2016] [Accepted: 05/11/2017] [Indexed: 12/31/2022] Open
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The present study aimed to investigate the molecular etiology of nonsyndromic hearing impairment (HI) in hearing impaired populations of Hui, Tibetan, and Tu ethnicities in northwest China. A total of 283 unrelated subjects with HI who attended special education schools in northwest China were enrolled in the present study. Single-nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) in three common deafness-related genes, gap junction protein β2 (GJB2), solute carrier family 26 member 4 (SLC26A4) and mitochondrially encoded 12S RNA (mtDNA12SrRNA), were detected using a SNPscan technique. GJB2 mutations were detected in 14.89% of Hui patients, 9.37% of Tibetan patients and 11.83% of Tu patients. The most prevalent GJB2 mutation in the Hui and Tu patients was c.235delC. In the Tibetan patients, the c.109G>A SNP exhibited the highest allele frequency. SLC26A4 mutations were detected in 10.64% of Hui patients, 6.25% of Tibetan patients, and 8.6% of Tu patients. The most common SLC26A4 mutation was c.919-2A>Gin the Hui, Tibetan, and Tu patients, and the second most common SLC26A4 mutations in these patients were c.1517T>G, c.1226G>A andc.2168A>G, respectively. The mutation rates ofmtDNA12SrRNA in the Hui, Tibetan, and Tu patients were 1.06, 5.21, and 5.38%, respectively. These findings demonstrate that the mutation spectra of these deafness-related genes are unique amongst these three ethnic groups. This information will be helpful in designing a protocol for genetic testing for deafness and for achieving accurate molecular diagnoses in northwest China.
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- Shi-Hong Duan
- Department of Otolaryngology‑Head and Neck Surgery, Second Hospital of Lanzhou University, Lanzhou, Gansu 730030, P.R. China
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- Department of Otolaryngology‑Head and Neck Surgery, Second Hospital of Lanzhou University, Lanzhou, Gansu 730030, P.R. China
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- Department of Otolaryngology‑Head and Neck Surgery, Second Hospital of Lanzhou University, Lanzhou, Gansu 730030, P.R. China
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- Department of Otolaryngology‑Head and Neck Surgery, Second Hospital of Lanzhou University, Lanzhou, Gansu 730030, P.R. China
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Subathra M, Ramesh A, Selvakumari M, Karthikeyen NP, Srisailapathy CRS. Genetic Epidemiology of Mitochondrial Pathogenic Variants Causing Nonsyndromic Hearing Loss in a Large Cohort of South Indian Hearing Impaired Individuals. Ann Hum Genet 2017; 80:257-73. [PMID: 27530448 DOI: 10.1111/ahg.12161] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/04/2015] [Accepted: 05/16/2016] [Indexed: 01/28/2023]
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Mitochondria play a critical role in the generation of metabolic energy in the form of ATP. Tissues and organs that are highly dependent on aerobic metabolism are involved in mitochondrial disorders including nonsyndromic hearing loss (NSHL). Seven pathogenic variants leading to NSHL have so far been reported on two mitochondrial genes: MT-RNR1 encoding 12SrRNA and MT-TS1 encoding tRNA for Ser((UCN)) . We screened 729 prelingual NSHL subjects to determine the prevalence of MT-RNR1 variants at position m.961, m.1555A>G and m.1494C>T, and MT-TS1 m.7445A>G, m.7472insC m.7510T>C and m.7511T>C variants. Mitochondrial pathogenic variants were found in eight probands (1.1%). Five of them were found to have the m.1555A>G variant, two others had m.7472insC and one proband had m.7444G>A. The extended relatives of these probands showed variable degrees of hearing loss and age at onset. This study shows that mitochondrial pathogenic alleles contribute to about 1% prelingual hearing loss. This study will henceforth provide the reference for the prevalence of mitochondrial pathogenic alleles in the South Indian population, which to date has not been estimated. The m.1555A>G variant is a primary predisposing genetic factor for the development of hearing loss. Our study strongly suggests that mitochondrial genotyping should be considered for all hearing impaired individuals and particularly in families where transmission is compatible with maternal inheritance, after ruling out the most common variants.
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- Mahalingam Subathra
- Department of Genetics, Dr. ALM Post Graduate Institute of Basic Medical Sciences, University of Madras, Taramani Campus, Chennai, India
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- Department of Genetics, Dr. ALM Post Graduate Institute of Basic Medical Sciences, University of Madras, Taramani Campus, Chennai, India
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- Department of Genetics, Dr. ALM Post Graduate Institute of Basic Medical Sciences, University of Madras, Taramani Campus, Chennai, India
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- DOAST (Doctrine Oriented Art of Symbiotic Treatment) Hearing Care Center and Integrated Therapy Center for Autism, Anna Nagar West, Chennai, India
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- Department of Genetics, Dr. ALM Post Graduate Institute of Basic Medical Sciences, University of Madras, Taramani Campus, Chennai, India
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Gao Z, Chen Y, Guan MX. Mitochondrial DNA mutations associated with aminoglycoside induced ototoxicity. J Otol 2017; 12:1-8. [PMID: 29937831 PMCID: PMC6011804 DOI: 10.1016/j.joto.2017.02.001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/02/2016] [Revised: 02/07/2017] [Accepted: 02/08/2017] [Indexed: 11/25/2022] Open
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Aminoglycosides (AmAn) are widely used for their great efficiency against gram-negative bacterial infections. However, they can also induce ototoxic hearing loss, which has affected millions of people around the world. As previously reported, individuals bearing mitochondrial DNA mutations in the 12S rRNA gene, such as m.1555A>G and m.1494C>T, are more prone to AmAn-induced ototoxicity. These mutations cause human mitochondrial ribosomes to more closely resemble bacterial ribosomes and enable a stronger aminoglycoside interaction. Consequently, exposure to AmAn can induce or worsen hearing loss in these individuals. Furthermore, a wide range of severity and penetrance of hearing loss was observed among families carrying these mutations. Studies have revealed that these mitochondria mutations are the primary molecular mechanism of genetic susceptibility to AmAn ototoxicity, though nuclear modifier genes and mitochondrial haplotypes are known to modulate the phenotypic manifestation.
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- Zewen Gao
- Division of Clinical Genetics and Genomics, The Children's Hospital, Zhejiang University School of Medicine, Hangzhou, Zhejiang 310058, China.,Institute of Genetics, Zhejiang University and Department of Genetics, Zhejiang University School of Medicine, Hangzhou, Zhejiang 310058, China
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- Division of Clinical Genetics and Genomics, The Children's Hospital, Zhejiang University School of Medicine, Hangzhou, Zhejiang 310058, China.,Institute of Genetics, Zhejiang University and Department of Genetics, Zhejiang University School of Medicine, Hangzhou, Zhejiang 310058, China
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- Division of Clinical Genetics and Genomics, The Children's Hospital, Zhejiang University School of Medicine, Hangzhou, Zhejiang 310058, China.,Institute of Genetics, Zhejiang University and Department of Genetics, Zhejiang University School of Medicine, Hangzhou, Zhejiang 310058, China
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Allele-specific PCR for detecting the deafness-associated mitochondrial 12S rRNA mutations. Gene 2016; 591:148-152. [PMID: 27397648 DOI: 10.1016/j.gene.2016.07.013] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/13/2016] [Revised: 06/22/2016] [Accepted: 07/05/2016] [Indexed: 01/19/2023]
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Mutations in mitochondrial 12S rRNA (MT-RNR1) are the important causes of sensorineural hearing loss. Of these mutations, the homoplasmic m.1555A>G or m.1494C>T mutation in the highly conserved A-site of MT-RNR1 gene has been found to be associated with both aminoglycoside-induced and non-syndromic hearing loss in many families worldwide. Since the m.1555A>G and m.1494C>T mutations are sensitive to ototoxic drugs, therefore, screening for the presence of these mutations is important for early diagnosis and prevention of deafness. For this purpose, we recently developed a novel allele-specific PCR (AS-PCR) which is able to simultaneously detect these mutations. To assess its accuracy, in this study, we employed this method to screen the frequency of m.1555A>G and m.1494C>T mutations in 200 deafness patients and 120 healthy subjects. Consequently, four m.1555A>G and four m.1494C>T mutations were identified; among these, only one patient with the m.1494C>T mutation had an obvious family history of hearing loss. Strikingly, clinical evaluation showed that this family exhibited a high penetrance of hearing loss. In particular, the penetrances of hearing loss were 80% with the aminoglycoside included and 20% when excluded. PCR-Sanger sequencing of the mitochondrial genomes confirmed the presence of the m.1494C>T mutation and identified a set of polymorphisms belonging to mitochondrial haplogroup A. However, the lack of functional variants in mitochondrial and nuclear modified genes (GJB2 and TRMU) in this family indicated that mitochondrial haplogroup and nuclear genes may not play important roles in the phenotypic expression of the m.1494C>T mutation. Thus, other modification factors, such as environmental factor, aminoglycosides or epigenetic modification may have contributed to the high penetrance of hearing loss in this family. Taken together, our data showed that this assay is an effective approach that could be used for detection the deafness-associated MT-RNR1 mutations.
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Tang X, Zheng J, Ying Z, Cai Z, Gao Y, He Z, Yu H, Yao J, Yang Y, Wang H, Chen Y, Guan MX. Mitochondrial tRNA(Ser(UCN)) variants in 2651 Han Chinese subjects with hearing loss. Mitochondrion 2015; 23:17-24. [PMID: 25968158 DOI: 10.1016/j.mito.2015.05.001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/23/2014] [Revised: 04/14/2015] [Accepted: 05/04/2015] [Indexed: 12/17/2022]
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Mutations in the mitochondrial DNA have been associated with hearing loss. However, the prevalence and spectrum of mitochondrial tRNA mutations in hearing-impaired subjects are poorly understood. In this report, we have investigated the prevalence and spectrum of mitochondrial tRNA(Ser(UCN)) mutations in a large cohort of 2651 Han Chinese subjects with hearing loss. The clinical evaluation showed that 744 subjects (432 males and 312 females) had a history of exposure to aminoglycosides and other probands exhibited nonsyndromic hearing loss. Mutational analysis of tRNA(Ser(UCN)) gene identified 9 (8 known and 1 novel) variants. The prevalence of the known deafness-associated 7511T>C, 7505T>C and 7445A>C mutations was 0.04%, 0.04% and 0.04%, respectively. Other variants were evaluated by the evolutionary conservation, allelic frequency of Chinese controls, potential structural and functional alterations and pedigree analysis. Three variants were polymorphisms, while the 7444G>A, 7471DelG and 7496A>G variants were putative deafness-associated mutations. These putative deafness-associated variants accounted for 0.68% cases of hearing-impaired subjects in this cohort. The low penetrance of hearing loss in pedigrees carrying one of these putative deafness-associated mutations indicated that the mutation(s) is necessary but itself insufficient to produce a clinical phenotype. Other genetic or environmental factor(s) may influence the phenotypic manifestation of these tRNA(Ser(UCN)) mutations. Moreover, mtDNAs in 20 probands carrying one of the putative deafness-associated mutations were widely dispersed among 8 Eastern Asian haplogroups. In particular, the occurrences of haplogroups D4a, M22, and H2 in patients carrying the deafness-associated variants were higher than those in Chinese controls. These data further support that the mitochondrial tRNA(Ser(UCN)) gene is the hot spot for mutations associated with hearing loss. Thus, our findings may provide valuable information for the further understanding of pathophysiology and management of hearing loss.
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- Xiaowen Tang
- Attardi Institute of Mitochondrial Biomedicine, School of Laboratory Medicine and Life Sciences, Wenzhou Medical University, Wenzhou, Zhejiang, China
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- Institute of Genetics, School of Medicine, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, Zhejiang, China
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- Department of Otolaryngology, Wenling People's Hospital, Wenzhou Medical University, Wenling, Zhejiang, China
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- Department of Otolaryngology, Wenling People's Hospital, Wenzhou Medical University, Wenling, Zhejiang, China
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- Attardi Institute of Mitochondrial Biomedicine, School of Laboratory Medicine and Life Sciences, Wenzhou Medical University, Wenzhou, Zhejiang, China
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- Attardi Institute of Mitochondrial Biomedicine, School of Laboratory Medicine and Life Sciences, Wenzhou Medical University, Wenzhou, Zhejiang, China
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- Attardi Institute of Mitochondrial Biomedicine, School of Laboratory Medicine and Life Sciences, Wenzhou Medical University, Wenzhou, Zhejiang, China
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- Attardi Institute of Mitochondrial Biomedicine, School of Laboratory Medicine and Life Sciences, Wenzhou Medical University, Wenzhou, Zhejiang, China
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- Attardi Institute of Mitochondrial Biomedicine, School of Laboratory Medicine and Life Sciences, Wenzhou Medical University, Wenzhou, Zhejiang, China
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- Attardi Institute of Mitochondrial Biomedicine, School of Laboratory Medicine and Life Sciences, Wenzhou Medical University, Wenzhou, Zhejiang, China
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- Institute of Genetics, School of Medicine, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, Zhejiang, China
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- Attardi Institute of Mitochondrial Biomedicine, School of Laboratory Medicine and Life Sciences, Wenzhou Medical University, Wenzhou, Zhejiang, China; Institute of Genetics, School of Medicine, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, Zhejiang, China.
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Emperador S, Pacheu-Grau D, Bayona-Bafaluy MP, Garrido-Pérez N, Martín-Navarro A, López-Pérez MJ, Montoya J, Ruiz-Pesini E. An MRPS12 mutation modifies aminoglycoside sensitivity caused by 12S rRNA mutations. Front Genet 2015; 5:469. [PMID: 25642242 PMCID: PMC4294204 DOI: 10.3389/fgene.2014.00469] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/27/2014] [Accepted: 12/19/2014] [Indexed: 01/22/2023] Open
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Several homoplasmic pathologic mutations in mitochondrial DNA, such as those causing Leber hereditary optic neuropathy or non-syndromic hearing loss, show incomplete penetrance. Therefore, other elements must modify their pathogenicity. Discovery of these modifying factors is not an easy task because in multifactorial diseases conventional genetic approaches may not always be informative. Here, we have taken an evolutionary approach to unmask putative modifying factors for a particular homoplasmic pathologic mutation causing aminoglycoside-induced and non-syndromic hearing loss, the m.1494C>T transition in the mitochondrial DNA. The mutation is located in the decoding site of the mitochondrial ribosomal RNA. We first looked at mammalian species that had fixed the human pathologic mutation. These mutations are called compensated pathogenic deviations because an organism carrying one must also have another that suppresses the deleterious effect of the first. We found that species from the primate family Cercopithecidae (old world monkeys) harbor the m.1494T allele even if their auditory function is normal. In humans the m.1494T allele increases the susceptibility to aminoglycosides. However, in primary fibroblasts from a Cercopithecidae species, aminoglycosides do not impair cell growth, respiratory complex IV activity and quantity or the mitochondrial protein synthesis. Interestingly, this species also carries a fixed mutation in the mitochondrial ribosomal protein S12. We show that the expression of this variant in a human m.1494T cell line reduces its susceptibility to aminoglycosides. Because several mutations in this human protein have been described, they may possibly explain the absence of pathologic phenotype in some pedigree members with the most frequent pathologic mutations in mitochondrial ribosomal RNA.
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- Sonia Emperador
- Departamento de Bioquímica, Biología Molecular y Celular, Universidad de Zaragoza Zaragoza, Spain ; Instituto de Investigación Sanitaria de Aragón, Universidad de Zaragoza Zaragoza, Spain ; Centros de Investigación Biomédica en Red de Enfermedades Raras, Universidad de Zaragoza Zaragoza, Spain
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- Departamento de Bioquímica, Biología Molecular y Celular, Universidad de Zaragoza Zaragoza, Spain
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- Departamento de Bioquímica, Biología Molecular y Celular, Universidad de Zaragoza Zaragoza, Spain
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- Departamento de Bioquímica, Biología Molecular y Celular, Universidad de Zaragoza Zaragoza, Spain
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- Departamento de Bioquímica, Biología Molecular y Celular, Universidad de Zaragoza Zaragoza, Spain
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- Departamento de Bioquímica, Biología Molecular y Celular, Universidad de Zaragoza Zaragoza, Spain ; Instituto de Investigación Sanitaria de Aragón, Universidad de Zaragoza Zaragoza, Spain ; Centros de Investigación Biomédica en Red de Enfermedades Raras, Universidad de Zaragoza Zaragoza, Spain
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- Departamento de Bioquímica, Biología Molecular y Celular, Universidad de Zaragoza Zaragoza, Spain ; Instituto de Investigación Sanitaria de Aragón, Universidad de Zaragoza Zaragoza, Spain ; Centros de Investigación Biomédica en Red de Enfermedades Raras, Universidad de Zaragoza Zaragoza, Spain
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- Departamento de Bioquímica, Biología Molecular y Celular, Universidad de Zaragoza Zaragoza, Spain ; Instituto de Investigación Sanitaria de Aragón, Universidad de Zaragoza Zaragoza, Spain ; Centros de Investigación Biomédica en Red de Enfermedades Raras, Universidad de Zaragoza Zaragoza, Spain ; Fundación ARAID, Universidad de Zaragoza Zaragoza, Spain
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Soini HK, Moilanen JS, Vilmi-Kerälä T, Finnilä S, Majamaa K. Mitochondrial DNA variant m.15218A > G in Finnish epilepsy patients who have maternal relatives with epilepsy, sensorineural hearing impairment or diabetes mellitus. BMC MEDICAL GENETICS 2013; 14:73. [PMID: 23870133 PMCID: PMC3726289 DOI: 10.1186/1471-2350-14-73] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/25/2012] [Accepted: 07/17/2013] [Indexed: 01/04/2023]
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BACKGROUND Mitochondrial diseases caused by mutations in mitochondrial DNA (mtDNA) affect tissues with high energy demand. Epilepsy is one of the manifestations of mitochondrial dysfunction when the brain is affected. We have studied here 79 Finnish patients with epilepsy and who have maternal first- or second-degree relatives with epilepsy, sensorineural hearing impairment or diabetes mellitus. METHODS The entire mtDNA was studied by using conformation sensitive gel electrophoresis and PCR fragments that differed in mobility were directly sequenced. RESULTS We found a common nonsynonymous variant m.15218A > G (p.T158A, MTCYB) that occurs in haplogroup U5a1 to be more frequent in patients with epilepsy. The m.15218A > G variant was present in five patients with epilepsy and in four out of 403 population controls (p = 0.0077). This variant was present in two branches in the phylogenetic network constructed on the basis of mtDNA variation among the patients. Three algorithms predicted that m.15218A > G is damaging in effect. CONCLUSIONS We suggest that the m.15218A > G variant is mildly deleterious and that mtDNA involvement should be considered in patients with epilepsy and who have a maternal history of epilepsy, sensorineural hearing impairment or diabetes mellitus.
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- Heidi K Soini
- Department of Neurology, Oulu University Hospital, P.O. Box 20, Oulu FI-90029, OYS, Finland
- Department of Clinical Medicine, Neurology, University of Oulu, P.O. Box 5000, FI-90014, Oulu, Finland
- Clinical Research Center, Oulu University Hospital, P.O. Box 5000, FI-90014, Oulu, Finland
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- Department of Clinical Genetics, Oulu University Hospital and University of Oulu P.O. Box 23, FI-90029, OYS, Oulu, Finland
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- Department of Neurology, Oulu University Hospital, P.O. Box 20, Oulu FI-90029, OYS, Finland
- Department of Clinical Medicine, Neurology, University of Oulu, P.O. Box 5000, FI-90014, Oulu, Finland
- Clinical Research Center, Oulu University Hospital, P.O. Box 5000, FI-90014, Oulu, Finland
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- Department of Neurology, Oulu University Hospital, P.O. Box 20, Oulu FI-90029, OYS, Finland
- Department of Clinical Medicine, Neurology, University of Oulu, P.O. Box 5000, FI-90014, Oulu, Finland
- Clinical Research Center, Oulu University Hospital, P.O. Box 5000, FI-90014, Oulu, Finland
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- Department of Neurology, Oulu University Hospital, P.O. Box 20, Oulu FI-90029, OYS, Finland
- Department of Clinical Medicine, Neurology, University of Oulu, P.O. Box 5000, FI-90014, Oulu, Finland
- Clinical Research Center, Oulu University Hospital, P.O. Box 5000, FI-90014, Oulu, Finland
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Wei Q, Xu D, Chen Z, Li H, Lu Y, Liu C, Bu X, Xing G, Cao X. Maternally transmitted aminoglycoside-induced and non-syndromic hearing loss caused by the 1494C > T mutation in the mitochondrial 12S rRNA gene in two Chinese families. Int J Audiol 2012; 52:98-103. [PMID: 23237192 DOI: 10.3109/14992027.2012.743046] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/13/2022]
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OBJECTIVE To explore the molecular genetic characterization of two Chinese families with aminoglycoside-induced and non-syndromic hearing loss (NSHL). DESIGN Clinical evaluations, sequence analysis of mitochondrial DNA (mtDNA) as well as two nuclear genes TRMU and MTO1 encoding mitochondrial proteins. STUDY SAMPLE Two Chinese families with aminoglycoside-induced and NSHL. RESULTS Clinical evaluations revealed incomplete penetrance (28.6% vs. 40.0%) and variable phenotype of hearing losses between two families. When the effect of aminoglycosides was excluded, the penetrances were both 0%. Sequence analysis of mitochondrial genomes showed a homoplasmic 1494C > T mutation in the12S rRNA gene (MT-RNR1) in all maternal relatives, as well as distinct sets of mtDNA polymorphism belonging to Eastern Asian haplogroups D4j and D5a2, respectively. However, none of these mtDNA variants was highly evolutionarily conserved and implicated to have functional significance. No mutations were identified in either TRMU or MTO1 gene. CONCLUSIONS Mitochondrial 1494C> T mutation is the molecular basis responsible for the NSHL of two families, and the use of aminoglycoside antibiotics can worsen the hearing of the mutation carriers. Our results indicate the importance of a systematic screening for the mitochondrial 1494C > T mutation in Chinese subjects in the prevention of aminoglycoside-induced and non-syndromic hearing loss.
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- Qinjun Wei
- Department of Biotechnology, Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, China
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Vivero RJ, Ouyang X, Yan D, Du L, Liu W, Angeli SI, Liu XZ. Mitochondrial DNA mutation screening in an ethnically diverse nonsyndromic deafness cohort. Genet Test Mol Biomarkers 2012; 16:1146-8. [PMID: 22853457 DOI: 10.1089/gtmb.2011.0365] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/12/2022] Open
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Deafness is a heterogeneous trait with many known genetic and environmental causes. Hereditary hearing loss is an extremely common disorder in the general population. Mutations in mitochondrial DNA (mtDNA) are known to be associated with nonsyndromic deafness (NSD) and syndromic deafness. The objective of this article is to investigate the frequency of common mitochondrial mutations (A1555G, G7444A, and A3243G) in an ethnically diverse cohort of probands with NSD from South Florida. These patients were ascertained at the University of Miami. Polymerase chain reaction-restriction fragment length polymorphism analysis and direct sequencing methods were used for mutation screening in a cohort of 217 patients with NSD. The frequency of common mitochondrial mutations is 1.84% (4/217) in this cohort. A1555G and G7444A accounted for four patients with NSD. Our mutation frequencies are comparable with those previously reported in other populations, indicating that mutations in mtDNA are an important cause of NSD in our patient cohort.
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- Richard J Vivero
- Department of Otolaryngology, University of Miami Ear Institute, Miami, Florida 33136, USA
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Zheng J, Ji Y, Guan MX. Mitochondrial tRNA mutations associated with deafness. Mitochondrion 2012; 12:406-13. [PMID: 22538251 DOI: 10.1016/j.mito.2012.04.001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 42] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/14/2012] [Revised: 03/15/2012] [Accepted: 04/09/2012] [Indexed: 10/28/2022]
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Mitochondrial tRNA mutations are one of the important causes of both syndromic and non-syndromic deafness. Of those, syndromic deafness-associated tRNA mutations such as tRNA(Leu(UUR)) 3243A>G are often present in heteroplasmy, while non-syndromic deafness-associated tRNA mutations including tRNA(Ser(UCN)) 7445A>G often occur in homplasmy or in high levels of heteroplasmy. These tRNA mutations are the primary mutations leading to hearing loss. However, other tRNA mutations such as tRNA(Thr) 15927G>A and tRNA(Ser(UCN)) 7444G>A may act in synergy with the primary mitochondrial DNA mutations, modulating the phenotypic manifestation of the primary mitochondrial DNA mutations. Theses tRNA mutations cause structural and functional alteration. A failure in tRNA metabolism caused by these tRNA mutations impaired mitochondrial translation and respiration, thereby causing mitochondrial dysfunctions responsible for deafness. These data offer valuable information for the early diagnosis, management and treatment of maternally inherited deafness.
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- Jing Zheng
- Attardi Institute of Mitochondrial Biomedicine, Wenzhou Medical College, Wenzhou, Zhejiang, China
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Li Q, Yuan YY, Huang DL, Han DY, Dai P. Rapid screening for the mitochondrial DNA C1494T mutation in a deaf population in China using real-time quantitative PCR. Acta Otolaryngol 2012; 132:814-8. [PMID: 22497215 DOI: 10.3109/00016489.2012.664781] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/13/2022]
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CONCLUSION Real-time quantitative polymerase chain reaction (qPCR) with a TaqMan minor groove binding (MGB) probe is useful for large-scale screening for the C1494T mutation. The mitochondrial DNA(mtDNA) C1494T mutation has a low carrier frequency in Chinese patients with nonsyndromic hearing loss. OBJECTIVE To develop a simple, rapid, and reliable real-time qPCR assay based on TaqMan technology using a new MGB probe for detecting the mtDNA C1494T mutation directly, and to investigate the carrier frequency in nonsyndromic deaf Chinese subjects. METHODS A TaqMan-MGB probe was constructed. Peripheral blood samples were collected from 3133 nonsyndromic deaf patients and genomic DNA was extracted. A real-time qPCR using MGB probes (wild-type) in a single tube was used to detect the mtDNA C1494T mutation. The results were then compared to the DNA sequence of the PCR products. RESULTS A total of 13 of 3133 (0.4%) Chinese nonsyndromic hearing loss patients were C1494T-positive. The results of the TaqMan-MGB probe method were consistent with those of sequencing.
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- Qi Li
- Department of Otolaryngology, Nanjing Children's Hospital, Nanjing Medical University, Jiangsu, China
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Rydzanicz M, Cywińska K, Wróbel M, Pollak A, Gawęcki W, Wojsyk-Banaszak I, Lechowicz U, Mueller-Malesińska M, Ołdak M, Płoski R, Skarżyński H, Szyfter K, Szyfter W. The contribution of the mitochondrial COI/tRNA(Ser(UCN)) gene mutations to non-syndromic and aminoglycoside-induced hearing loss in Polish patients. Mol Genet Metab 2011; 104:153-9. [PMID: 21621438 DOI: 10.1016/j.ymgme.2011.05.004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/16/2011] [Revised: 05/08/2011] [Accepted: 05/08/2011] [Indexed: 11/17/2022]
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Mutations in mitochondrial DNA have been implicated in both, non-syndromic and aminoglycoside-induced hearing loss. In the present study, we have performed the systematic mutation screening of the COI/tRNA(Ser(UCN)) genes in 250 unrelated Polish subjects with hearing impairment. Three different homoplasmic sequence variants were identified, including one common polymorphism m.7476 C>T in tRNA(Ser(UCN)) and two mutations, m.7444 G>A and m.7445 A>G localized in the COI/precursor of tRNA(Ser(UCN)). The incidence of m.7444 G>A substitution was estimated at 1.6% (4/250), however variable penetrance of hearing loss, age of onset and hearing thresholds among m.7444 G>A carriers was observed. Two subjects had the positive history of aminoglycoside exposure and one of them harbored both m.7444 G>A and 12S rRNA m.1555 A>G mutations. Those suggest that m.7444 G>A itself is not sufficient to produce a clinical phenotype and additional modifier factors are required for pathogenic manifestation of m.7444 G>A substitution. Moreover, we have described the first Polish family with non-syndromic hearing loss, harboring m.7445 A>G mutation. The penetrance of hearing loss in this pedigree was 58% when aminoglycoside-induced hearing impairment was included, and 8% when ototoxic effect was excluded. This finding strongly suggests the possible role of m.7445 A>G in susceptibility to aminoglycoside induced-hearing loss.
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- Małgorzata Rydzanicz
- Institute of Human Genetics, Polish Academy of Sciences, Strzeszyńska 32, 60-479 Poznań, Poland.
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Kokotas H, Grigoriadou M, Yang L, Lodahl M, Rendtorff ND, Gyftodimou Y, Korres GS, Ferekidou E, Kandiloros D, Korres S, Tranebjærg L, Guan MX, Petersen MB. Homoplasmy of the G7444A mtDNA and heterozygosity of the GJB2 c.35delG mutations in a family with hearing loss. Int J Pediatr Otorhinolaryngol 2011; 75:89-94. [PMID: 21056478 DOI: 10.1016/j.ijporl.2010.10.016] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/10/2010] [Revised: 10/05/2010] [Accepted: 10/09/2010] [Indexed: 10/18/2022]
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OBJECTIVE Mitochondrial mutations have been shown to be responsible for syndromic as well as non-syndromic hearing loss. The G7444A mitochondrial DNA mutation affects COI/the precursor of tRNA(Ser(UCN)), encoding the first subunit of cytochrome oxidase. Here we report on the first Greek family with the G7444A mitochondrial DNA mutation. METHODS Clinical, cytogenetic, and molecular methods were employed in this study. RESULTS We describe the high variability of phenotypes among three family members harboring the G7444A mutation and also the frequent GJB2 c.35delG mutation of the nuclear genome in heterozygosity. Their phenotypes ranged from normal hearing to deafness, while the proband presented with several other symptoms. CONCLUSIONS The G7444A mitochondrial DNA mutation has been reported in only a few cases worldwide, alone or in cosegregation with other mitochondrial DNA mutations, but to our knowledge, never before in coexistence with the GJB2 c.35delG mutation.
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- Haris Kokotas
- Department of Genetics, Institute of Child Health, Aghia Sophia Children's Hospital, Athens, Greece.
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A novel m.3395A>G missense mutation in the mitochondrial ND1 gene associated with the new tRNAIle m.4316A>G mutation in a patient with hypertrophic cardiomyopathy and profound hearing loss. Biochem Biophys Res Commun 2011; 404:504-10. [DOI: 10.1016/j.bbrc.2010.12.012] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/25/2010] [Accepted: 12/02/2010] [Indexed: 12/20/2022]
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Zheng L, Luo G, Zhang X, Zhang J, Mu Q, Wei J, Feng Y, Yu Y, Pan L, Xu N. A novel method of detecting mitochondrial m.1494C>T and m.1555A>G mutations in a single PCR reaction using base-quenched probe. Clin Chim Acta 2010; 411:2114-6. [PMID: 20816786 DOI: 10.1016/j.cca.2010.08.040] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/02/2010] [Revised: 08/25/2010] [Accepted: 08/27/2010] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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Guan MX. Mitochondrial 12S rRNA mutations associated with aminoglycoside ototoxicity. Mitochondrion 2010; 11:237-45. [PMID: 21047563 DOI: 10.1016/j.mito.2010.10.006] [Citation(s) in RCA: 105] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/22/2010] [Revised: 08/31/2010] [Accepted: 10/19/2010] [Indexed: 11/18/2022]
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The mitochondrial 12S rRNA is a hot spot for mutations associated with both aminoglycoside-induced and nonsyndromic hearing loss. Of those, the homoplasmic 1555A>G and 1494C>T mutations at the highly conserved decoding region of the 12S rRNA have been associated with hearing loss worldwide. In particular, these two mutations account for a significant number of cases of aminoglycoside ototoxicity. The 1555A>G or 1494C>T mutation is expected to form a novel 1494C-G1555 or 1494U-A1555 base-pair at the highly conserved A-site of 12S rRNA. These transitions make the human mitochondrial ribosomes more bacteria-like and alter binding sites for aminoglycosides. As a result, the exposure to aminoglycosides can induce or worsen hearing loss in individuals carrying one of these mutations. Biochemical characterization demonstrated an impairment of mitochondrial protein synthesis and subsequent defects in respiration in cells carrying the A1555G or 1494C>T mutation. Furthermore, a wide range of severity, age-at-onset and penetrance of hearing loss was observed within and among families carrying these mutations. Nuclear modifier genes, mitochondrial haplotypes and aminoglycosides should modulate the phenotypic manifestation of the 12S rRNA 1555A>G and 1494C>T mutations. Therefore, these data provide valuable information and technology: (1) to predict which individuals are at risk for ototoxicity; (2) to improve the safety of aminoglycoside antibiotic therapy; and (3) eventually to decrease the incidence of hearing loss.
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- Min-Xin Guan
- Division of Human Genetics, Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center, Cincinnati, OH 45229-3039, USA.
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Zhou X, Zhang H, Zhao F, Ji Y, Tong Y, Zhang J, Zhang Y, Yang L, Qian Y, Lu F, Qu J, Guan MX. Very high penetrance and occurrence of Leber's hereditary optic neuropathy in a large Han Chinese pedigree carrying the ND4 G11778A mutation. Mol Genet Metab 2010; 100:379-84. [PMID: 20627642 PMCID: PMC2906641 DOI: 10.1016/j.ymgme.2010.04.013] [Citation(s) in RCA: 26] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/22/2010] [Revised: 04/22/2010] [Accepted: 04/22/2010] [Indexed: 02/06/2023]
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We report here the clinical, genetics and molecular characterization of a five-generation Han Chinese family with Leber's hereditary optic neuropathy (LHON). Strikingly, this family exhibits very high penetrance and occurrence of optic neuropathy. In particular, 25 (10 males/15 females) of 30 matrilineal relatives exhibited the variable severity, ranging from profound to mild of visual impairment. This penetrance of optic neuropathy in this Chinese family is much higher than those in many families with LHON worldwide. The age-at-onset for visual impairment in matrilineal relatives in this Chinese family varied from 7 to 24years old, with the average of 15 years old. Furthermore, the ratio between affected male and female matrilineal relatives is 1:1.5 in the Chinese family. This observation is in contrast with the typical features in LHON pedigrees that there was predominance of affected males in LHON in many families from different ethnic origins. Molecular analysis of mitochondrial genome identified the known ND4 G11778A mutation and 51 variants, belonging to Asian haplogroup C4a1. The absence of other known secondary LHON-associated and functionally significant mtDNA mutations in this Chinese family suggested that mitochondrial variants may not play an important role in the phenotypic manifestation of the G11778A mutation in this Chinese family. Therefore, nuclear modifier gene(s) may be responsible for very high penetrance and occurrence of optic neuropathy in this Chinese pedigree.
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- Xiangtian Zhou
- School of Ophthalmology and Optometry, Wenzhou Medical College, Wenzhou, Zhejiang, China
- Giuseppe Attardi Institute of Mitochondrial Biomedicine and Zhejiang Provincial Key Laboratory of Medical Genetics, School of Life Sciences, Wenzhou Medical College, Wenzhou, Zhejiang, China
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- Department of Ophthalmology, Jinan Second People’s Hospital, Jinan, Shandong, China
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- School of Ophthalmology and Optometry, Wenzhou Medical College, Wenzhou, Zhejiang, China
- Giuseppe Attardi Institute of Mitochondrial Biomedicine and Zhejiang Provincial Key Laboratory of Medical Genetics, School of Life Sciences, Wenzhou Medical College, Wenzhou, Zhejiang, China
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- School of Ophthalmology and Optometry, Wenzhou Medical College, Wenzhou, Zhejiang, China
- Giuseppe Attardi Institute of Mitochondrial Biomedicine and Zhejiang Provincial Key Laboratory of Medical Genetics, School of Life Sciences, Wenzhou Medical College, Wenzhou, Zhejiang, China
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- School of Ophthalmology and Optometry, Wenzhou Medical College, Wenzhou, Zhejiang, China
- The First Affiliated Hospital, Fujian Medical University, Fuzhou, Fujian, China
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- School of Ophthalmology and Optometry, Wenzhou Medical College, Wenzhou, Zhejiang, China
- Giuseppe Attardi Institute of Mitochondrial Biomedicine and Zhejiang Provincial Key Laboratory of Medical Genetics, School of Life Sciences, Wenzhou Medical College, Wenzhou, Zhejiang, China
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- School of Ophthalmology and Optometry, Wenzhou Medical College, Wenzhou, Zhejiang, China
- Giuseppe Attardi Institute of Mitochondrial Biomedicine and Zhejiang Provincial Key Laboratory of Medical Genetics, School of Life Sciences, Wenzhou Medical College, Wenzhou, Zhejiang, China
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- Divisions of Human Genetics, Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center, Cincinnati, Ohio, USA
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- Divisions of Human Genetics, Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center, Cincinnati, Ohio, USA
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- School of Ophthalmology and Optometry, Wenzhou Medical College, Wenzhou, Zhejiang, China
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- School of Ophthalmology and Optometry, Wenzhou Medical College, Wenzhou, Zhejiang, China
- Giuseppe Attardi Institute of Mitochondrial Biomedicine and Zhejiang Provincial Key Laboratory of Medical Genetics, School of Life Sciences, Wenzhou Medical College, Wenzhou, Zhejiang, China
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- Giuseppe Attardi Institute of Mitochondrial Biomedicine and Zhejiang Provincial Key Laboratory of Medical Genetics, School of Life Sciences, Wenzhou Medical College, Wenzhou, Zhejiang, China
- Divisions of Human Genetics, Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center, Cincinnati, Ohio, USA
- Department of Pediatrics, University of Cincinnati College of Medicine, Cincinnati, Ohio, USA
- Corresponding authors: Min-Xin Guan, Ph.D., Division of Human Genetics, Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical, Center, 3333 Burnet Avenue, Cincinnati, Ohio 45229, USA; Telephone: (513) 636-3337; Fax: (513) 636-3486;
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Tang X, Li R, Zheng J, Cai Q, Zhang T, Gong S, Zheng W, He X, Zhu Y, Xue L, Yang A, Yang L, Lu J, Guan MX. Maternally inherited hearing loss is associated with the novel mitochondrial tRNA Ser(UCN) 7505T>C mutation in a Han Chinese family. Mol Genet Metab 2010; 100:57-64. [PMID: 20153673 DOI: 10.1016/j.ymgme.2010.01.008] [Citation(s) in RCA: 35] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/23/2009] [Revised: 01/18/2010] [Accepted: 01/18/2010] [Indexed: 11/18/2022]
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Mutations in mitochondrial DNA (mtDNA) have been found to be one of the most important causes of sensorineural hearing loss. We report here a clinical, genetic, molecular and biochemical characterization of a Han Chinese pedigree with maternally transmitted nonsyndromic hearing impairment. Seven of nine matrilineal relatives exhibited a variable severity and age-at-onset (8 years old) of hearing loss. Mutational analysis of mtDNA identified the novel homoplasmic tRNA(Ser(UCN)) 7505T>C mutation and other 37 variants belonging to haplogroup F1. The 7505T>C mutation, which is absent in 449 Chinese controls, is located at a highly conserved base-pairing (10A-20U) of tRNA(Ser(UCN)). The abolishment of 10A-20U base-pairing likely alters the tRNA(Ser(UCN)) metabolism. Functional significant of this mutation was supported by approximately 65% reductions in the level of tRNA(Ser(UCN)) observed in the lymphoblastoid cell lines carrying the 7505T>C mutation, compared with the wild-type cell lines. This reduced tRNA level is below the proposed threshold to support a normal respiration in lymphoblastoid cells. Furthermore, the highly conserved tRNA(Ala) 5587T>C and Cytb C93Y variants may have a modifying role of deafness expression associated with the 7505T>C mutation. However, genotyping analysis of nuclear modifier gene TRMU and the prominent deafness-cause gene GJB2 failed to detect any mutations in the member of this family. These data strongly indicate that the novel tRNA(Ser(UCN)) 7505T>C mutation is involved in maternally transmitted hearing loss. However, other genetic, epigenetic or environmental factors may contribute to the phenotypic variability of this family. Our findings will be helpful for counseling families of maternally inherited hearing loss.
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- Xiaowen Tang
- Attardi Institute of Mitochondrial Biomedicine and Zhejiang Provincial Key Laboratory of Medical Genetics, School of Life Sciences, Wenzhou Medical College, Wenzhou, Zhejiang, China
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Kokotas H, Grigoriadou M, Korres GS, Ferekidou E, Giannoulia-Karantana A, Kandiloros D, Korres S, Petersen MB. Are GJB2 mutations an aggravating factor in the phenotypic expression of mitochondrial non-syndromic deafness? J Hum Genet 2010; 55:265-9. [DOI: 10.1038/jhg.2010.23] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/09/2022]
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Zhu Y, Li Q, Chen Z, Kun Y, Liu L, Liu X, Yuan H, Zhai S, Han D, Dai P. Mitochondrial haplotype and phenotype of 13 Chinese families may suggest multi-original evolution of mitochondrial C1494T mutation. Mitochondrion 2009; 9:418-28. [PMID: 19682603 DOI: 10.1016/j.mito.2009.07.006] [Citation(s) in RCA: 32] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/12/2009] [Revised: 05/09/2009] [Accepted: 07/29/2009] [Indexed: 11/18/2022]
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Mutations in mitochondrial DNA (mtDNA) are associated with sensorineural hearing loss. In this study, we traced the origin of the 12S rRNA C1494T mutation through analysis of the clinical, genetic, and molecular characteristics of 13 Han Chinese pedigrees with aminoglycoside-induced and non-syndromic bilateral hearing loss that were selected by C1494T screening in 3133 subjects with non-syndromic hearing impairment from 27 regions of China (13/3133). Clinical evaluation revealed the variable phenotypes of hearing impairment including severity, age-of-onset, and audiometric configuration in these subjects. Through the whole mitochondrial genome DNA sequence analysis, we identified two evolutionarily conservative variants in protein-coding genes: tRNA(Ala) T 5628C and tRNA(Tyr) A5836G mutations. However, the pedigrees with these mutations did not have a higher or lower penetrance of deafness than in other pedigrees. These results suggested that both T 5628C and A5836G mutations might not significantly modify the manifestation of the C1494T mutation. Sequencing analysis of the whole mitochondrial genome of the probands showed that 13 pedigrees from seven different provinces were classified into 10 haplogroups by the distinct sets of mtDNA polymorphisms, including haplogroups A, B, D, D4, D4b2, F1, M, M7c, N9a1, and H2b. This result suggested that the C1494T mutation occurred sporadically with multi-origins through the evolution of the mtDNA in China, and these mtDNA haplogroup-specific variants may not play an important role in the phenotypic expression of the C1494T mutation in these Chinese families with different penetrance of hearing loss. In addition, the lack of a significant mutation in the GJB2 gene ruled out the possible involvement of GJB2 in the phenotypic expression of the C1494T mutation in those affected subjects. Therefore, the aminoglycosides is solo well-established factor to contribute to the deafness manifestation of the C1494T mutation, and prevention by avoiding the administration of aminoglycosides in individuals carrying C1494T mutation is the most effective way to protect their vulnerability to deafness.
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- Yuhua Zhu
- Department of Otolaryngology, Chinese PLA General Hospital, Beijing, China
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Rydzanicz M, Wróbel M, Cywińska K, Froehlich D, Gawecki W, Szyfter W, Szyfter K. Screening of the general Polish population for deafness-associated mutations in mitochondrial 12S rRNA and tRNA Ser(UCN) genes. Genet Test Mol Biomarkers 2009; 13:167-72. [PMID: 19371214 DOI: 10.1089/gtmb.2008.0098] [Citation(s) in RCA: 32] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/12/2022] Open
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Mutations in mitochondrial DNA are associated potentially with nonsyndromic and aminoglycoside-induced hearing loss. Several nucleotide changes associated with hearing impairment were described; however, a variable frequency of deafness-associated mutations in different populations has been observed. The aim of the present study was to determine the frequency of pathological mutations in mitochondrial 12S rRNA and tRNA(Ser(UCN)) genes in a group of 500 individuals representative of the general population of Poland. Mutational screening of 12S rRNA revealed the presence of three deafness-associated mutations, A827G, T961C, and A1555G, and one potentially pathogenic substitution, T669C. The carrier frequency of pathological mutations was estimated to be 1.2% (6/500) in the general Polish population. A deafness-associated G7444A mutation in the precursor of tRNA(Ser(UCN)) gene was identified in 8/500 (1.6%) unrelated blood donors. Seven nucleotide changes identified in 12S rRNA (G709A, G750A, G930A, T1243C, T1420C, and G1438A) and tRNA(Ser(UCN)) (C7476T), based on a frequency exceeding 1.0%, were considered as polymorphisms of 12S rRNA and tRNA(Ser(UCN)) in the studied population. Mitochondrial 12S rRNA gene seems to be the hot spot for deafness-associated mutations in the Polish population. The relatively high carrier frequency of tRNA(Ser(UCN)) G7444A (1/62) suggests that this substitution might be a nonpathogenic polymorphism in the Polish population.
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20 years of human mtDNA pathologic point mutations: Carefully reading the pathogenicity criteria. BIOCHIMICA ET BIOPHYSICA ACTA-BIOENERGETICS 2009; 1787:476-83. [DOI: 10.1016/j.bbabio.2008.09.003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 47] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/14/2008] [Revised: 09/08/2008] [Accepted: 09/12/2008] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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Co-segregation of the T1095C with the A1555G mutation of the mitochondrial 12S rRNA gene in a patient with non-syndromic hearing loss. Biochem Biophys Res Commun 2008; 377:1152-5. [DOI: 10.1016/j.bbrc.2008.10.132] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/12/2008] [Accepted: 10/22/2008] [Indexed: 11/23/2022]
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Current World Literature. Curr Opin Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg 2008; 16:490-5. [DOI: 10.1097/moo.0b013e3283130f63] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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Chen J, Yuan H, Lu J, Liu X, Wang G, Zhu Y, Cheng J, Wang X, Han B, Yang L, Yang S, Yang A, Sun Q, Kang D, Zhang X, Dai P, Zhai S, Han D, Young WY, Guan MX. Mutations at position 7445 in the precursor of mitochondrial tRNASer(UCN) gene in three maternal Chinese pedigrees with sensorineural hearing loss. Mitochondrion 2008; 8:285-92. [DOI: 10.1016/j.mito.2008.05.002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/25/2008] [Revised: 05/06/2008] [Accepted: 05/14/2008] [Indexed: 10/22/2022]
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Mitochondrial DNA G7444A mutation may influence the phenotypic manifestation of the deafness-associated 12S rRNA A1555G mutation. YI CHUAN = HEREDITAS 2008; 30:728-34. [DOI: 10.3724/sp.j.1005.2008.00728] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/25/2022]
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Zifa E, Theotokis P, Kaminari A, Maridaki H, Leze H, Petsiava E, Mamuris Z, Stathopoulos C. A novel G3337A mitochondrial ND1 mutation related to cardiomyopathy co-segregates with tRNALeu(CUN) A12308G and tRNAThr C15946T mutations. Mitochondrion 2008; 8:229-36. [PMID: 18502698 DOI: 10.1016/j.mito.2008.04.001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/18/2008] [Revised: 04/08/2008] [Accepted: 04/09/2008] [Indexed: 11/25/2022]
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We describe a novel mutation in human mitochondrial NADH dehydrogenase 1 gene (ND1), a G to A transition at nucleotide position 3337, which is co-segregated with two known mutations in tRNALeu(CUN) A12308G and tRNAThr C15946T. These mutations were detected in two unrelated patients with different clinical phenotypes, exhibiting cardiomyopathy as the common symptom. The ND1 G3337A mutation that was detected was found almost homoplasmic in the two patients and it was absent in 150 individuals that were tested as control group. Mitochondrial respiratory chain complex I activity of the patients platelets was also tested and found decreased compared to those of controls. We suggest that the co-existence of mutations in tRNA and ND1 genes may act synergistically affecting the clinical phenotype. Our study highlights the enormous phenotypic diversity that exists among pathogenic mtDNA mutations and re-emphasizes the need for a more careful clinical approach.
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- Emily Zifa
- Department of Biochemistry & Biotechnology, University of Thessaly, 26 Ploutonos Street, 41221 Larissa, Greece
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Liao Z, Zhao J, Zhu Y, Yang L, Yang A, Sun D, Zhao Z, Wang X, Tao Z, Tang X, Wang J, Guan M, Chen J, Li Z, Lu J, Guan MX. The ND4 G11696A mutation may influence the phenotypic manifestation of the deafness-associated 12S rRNA A1555G mutation in a four-generation Chinese family. Biochem Biophys Res Commun 2007; 362:670-6. [PMID: 17723226 PMCID: PMC2696936 DOI: 10.1016/j.bbrc.2007.08.034] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/03/2007] [Accepted: 08/04/2007] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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We report here the clinical, genetic and molecular characterization of a large Han Chinese family with aminoglycoside-induced and nonsyndromic hearing loss. The penetrance of hearing loss (affected matrilineal relatives/total matrilineal relatives) in this pedigree was 53%, when aminoglycoside-induced deafness was included. When the effect of aminoglycosides was excluded, the penetrance of hearing loss in this pedigree was 42%. These matrilineal relatives exhibited a wide range of severity of hearing loss, varying from profound to normal hearing. Furthermore, these affected matrilineal relatives shared some common features: bilateral hearing loss of high frequencies and symmetries. Sequence analysis of mitochondrial DNA (mtDNA) in the pedigree identified the homoplasmic 12S rRNA A1555G mutation and other 35 variants belonging to Eastern Asian haplogroup D4. Of these, the V313I (G11696A) mutation in ND4 was associated with vision loss. However, the extremely low penetrance of visual loss, and the mild biochemical defect and the presence of one/167 Chinese controls indicted that the G11696A mutation is itself not sufficient to produce a clinical phenotype. Thus, the G11696A mutation may act in synergy with the primary deafness-associated 12S rRNA A1555G mutation in this Chinese family, thereby increasing the penetrance and expressivity of hearing loss in this Chinese pedigree.
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- Zhisu Liao
- Department of Otolaryngology, the First Affiliated Hospital, Wenzhou Medical College, Wenzhou, Zhejiang, China
- Zhejiang Provincial Key Laboratory of Medical Genetics, School of Life Sciences, Wenzhou Medical College, Wenzhou, Zhejiang, China
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- Zhejiang Provincial Key Laboratory of Medical Genetics, School of Life Sciences, Wenzhou Medical College, Wenzhou, Zhejiang, China
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- Department of Otolaryngology, the First Affiliated Hospital, Wenzhou Medical College, Wenzhou, Zhejiang, China
- Zhejiang Provincial Key Laboratory of Medical Genetics, School of Life Sciences, Wenzhou Medical College, Wenzhou, Zhejiang, China
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- Division of Human Genetics and Center for Hearing and Deafness Research, Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center, Cincinnati, Ohio, USA
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- Zhejiang Provincial Key Laboratory of Medical Genetics, School of Life Sciences, Wenzhou Medical College, Wenzhou, Zhejiang, China
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- Zhejiang Provincial Key Laboratory of Medical Genetics, School of Life Sciences, Wenzhou Medical College, Wenzhou, Zhejiang, China
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- The Second Hospital of Shaoxing City, Shaoxing, Zhejiang, China
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- Division of Human Genetics and Center for Hearing and Deafness Research, Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center, Cincinnati, Ohio, USA
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- Department of Laboratory Medicine, the First Affiliated Hospital, Wenzhou Medical College, Wenzhou, Zhejiang, China
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- Zhejiang Provincial Key Laboratory of Medical Genetics, School of Life Sciences, Wenzhou Medical College, Wenzhou, Zhejiang, China
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- Zhejiang Provincial Key Laboratory of Medical Genetics, School of Life Sciences, Wenzhou Medical College, Wenzhou, Zhejiang, China
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- Zhejiang Provincial Key Laboratory of Medical Genetics, School of Life Sciences, Wenzhou Medical College, Wenzhou, Zhejiang, China
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- Department of Otolaryngology, the First Affiliated Hospital, Wenzhou Medical College, Wenzhou, Zhejiang, China
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- Department of Otolaryngology, the First Affiliated Hospital, Wenzhou Medical College, Wenzhou, Zhejiang, China
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- Zhejiang Provincial Key Laboratory of Medical Genetics, School of Life Sciences, Wenzhou Medical College, Wenzhou, Zhejiang, China
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- Department of Otolaryngology, the First Affiliated Hospital, Wenzhou Medical College, Wenzhou, Zhejiang, China
- Zhejiang Provincial Key Laboratory of Medical Genetics, School of Life Sciences, Wenzhou Medical College, Wenzhou, Zhejiang, China
- Deparment of Pediatrics, University of Cincinnati College of Medicine, Cincinnati, Ohio, USA
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