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Comparative role of SOX10 gene in the gliogenesis of central, peripheral, and enteric nervous systems. Differentiation 2022; 128:13-25. [DOI: 10.1016/j.diff.2022.09.001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/29/2022] [Revised: 09/10/2022] [Accepted: 09/19/2022] [Indexed: 11/17/2022]
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Sekulic S, Lemajic-Komazec S, Sokolovac I, Topalidou A, Gouni O, Petkovic B, Martac L, Kekovic G, Redzek-Mudrinic T, Capo I. Inner Ear Malformations in Congenital Deafness Are Not Associated with Increased Risk of Breech Presentation. Fetal Pediatr Pathol 2021; 40:674-684. [PMID: 32159401 DOI: 10.1080/15513815.2020.1737993] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/24/2022]
Abstract
BackgroundThere is speculation that an immature vestibular system may be associated with breech presentation at delivery. Our aim was to determine whether syndromes with congenital inner ear malformations were accompanied by a higher frequency of breech presentation/malpresentations than in the general population (2%-3%). Methods: A review was conducted for published literature using PubMed/MEDLINE (1936-2016), to determine frequency of breech presentation and transverse lie in cases with congenital deafness (Michel aplasia, Wildervanck syndrome, Mondini-Alexander dysplasia, Waardenburg syndrome, CHARGE syndrome, Large vestibular aqueductal syndrome, Pendred syndrome, Oculo-aurico-vertebral spectrum, Jervel and Lange-Nielsen syndrome, Usher syndrome, and Scheibe dysplasia) and vestibular nerve aplasia. Results: Identified were total of 122 cases. The frequency of breech presentation was 1.64%, and of transverse lie 1.64%, giving a total of 3.28% malpresentations. Conclusion: The results of the study suggest that congenital malformations of the vestibular apparatus are not associated with the increased risk of breech presentation at delivery.
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- Slobodan Sekulic
- Department of Neurology, Clinical Center of Vojvodina, Novi Sad, Serbia.,Medical Faculty Novi Sad, University of Novi Sad, Serbia
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- Medical Faculty Novi Sad, University of Novi Sad, Serbia.,Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Clinical Center of Vojvodina, Novi Sad, Serbia
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- Medical Faculty Novi Sad, University of Novi Sad, Serbia.,Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Clinical Center of Vojvodina, Novi Sad, Serbia
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- School of Community Health and Midwifery, Faculty of Health and Wellbeing, University of Central Lancashire, Research in Childbirth and Health Unit, Preston, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
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- National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, Athens, Greece
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- Department of Neurophysiology, Institute for Biological Research Sinisa Stankovic, Belgrade, Serbia
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- Department of Neurophysiology, Institute for Biological Research Sinisa Stankovic, Belgrade, Serbia
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- Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Faculty of Maritime, Academic study, Belgrade, Serbia
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- Department of Neuropediatrics, Child and Youth Health Care Institute of Vojvodina, Novi Sad, Serbia
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- Medical Faculty Novi Sad, University of Novi Sad, Serbia
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Wang G, Li X, Gao X, Su Y, Han M, Gao B, Guo C, Kang D, Huang S, Yuan Y, Dai P. Analysis of genotype-phenotype relationships in 90 Chinese probands with Waardenburg syndrome. Hum Genet 2021; 141:839-852. [PMID: 34142234 DOI: 10.1007/s00439-021-02301-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/08/2021] [Accepted: 06/08/2021] [Indexed: 12/31/2022]
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Waardenburg syndrome (WS) is a phenotypically and genetically heterogeneous disorder characterised by hearing loss and pigmentary abnormalities. We clarified the clinical and genetic features in 90 Chinese WS probands. Disease-causing variants were detected in 55 probands, for a molecular diagnosis rate of 61%, including cases related to PAX3 (14.4%), MITF (24.4%), and SOX10 (22.2%). Altogether, 48 variants were identified, including 44 single-nucleotide variants and 4 copy number variants. By parental genotyping, de novo variants were observed in 60% of probands and 15.4% of the de novo variation was associated with mosaicism. Statistical analyses revealed that brown freckles on the skin were more frequently seen in probands with MITF variants; patchy depigmented skin, asymmetric hearing loss, and white forelocks occurred more often in cases with PAX3 variants; and congenital inner ear malformations were more common and cochlear hypoplasia III was exclusively observed in those with SOX10 variants. In addition, we found that ranges of W-index values overlapped between WS probands with different genetic variants, and the use of the W-index as a tool for assessing dystopia canthorum may be problematic in Chinese. Herein, we report the spectrum of a cohort of WS probands and elucidate the relationship between genotype and phenotype.
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- Guojian Wang
- Key Lab of Hearing Impairment Science of Ministry of Education, Key Lab of Hearing Impairment Prevention and Treatment of Beijing, National Clinical Research Center for Otolaryngologic Diseases, College of Otolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery, Chinese PLA General Hospital, Chinese PLA Medical School, #28 Fuxing Road, Beijing, 100853, China
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- Key Lab of Hearing Impairment Science of Ministry of Education, Key Lab of Hearing Impairment Prevention and Treatment of Beijing, National Clinical Research Center for Otolaryngologic Diseases, College of Otolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery, Chinese PLA General Hospital, Chinese PLA Medical School, #28 Fuxing Road, Beijing, 100853, China.,Department of Otorhinolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery, National Center for Children's Health, Beijing Children's Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing, China.,Beijing Key Laboratory for Pediatric, Diseases of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, Beijing, China
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- Department of Otolaryngology, PLA Rocket Force Characteristic Medical Center, Beijing, China
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- Key Lab of Hearing Impairment Science of Ministry of Education, Key Lab of Hearing Impairment Prevention and Treatment of Beijing, National Clinical Research Center for Otolaryngologic Diseases, College of Otolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery, Chinese PLA General Hospital, Chinese PLA Medical School, #28 Fuxing Road, Beijing, 100853, China
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- Key Lab of Hearing Impairment Science of Ministry of Education, Key Lab of Hearing Impairment Prevention and Treatment of Beijing, National Clinical Research Center for Otolaryngologic Diseases, College of Otolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery, Chinese PLA General Hospital, Chinese PLA Medical School, #28 Fuxing Road, Beijing, 100853, China
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- Key Lab of Hearing Impairment Science of Ministry of Education, Key Lab of Hearing Impairment Prevention and Treatment of Beijing, National Clinical Research Center for Otolaryngologic Diseases, College of Otolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery, Chinese PLA General Hospital, Chinese PLA Medical School, #28 Fuxing Road, Beijing, 100853, China
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- Key Lab of Hearing Impairment Science of Ministry of Education, Key Lab of Hearing Impairment Prevention and Treatment of Beijing, National Clinical Research Center for Otolaryngologic Diseases, College of Otolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery, Chinese PLA General Hospital, Chinese PLA Medical School, #28 Fuxing Road, Beijing, 100853, China
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- Key Lab of Hearing Impairment Science of Ministry of Education, Key Lab of Hearing Impairment Prevention and Treatment of Beijing, National Clinical Research Center for Otolaryngologic Diseases, College of Otolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery, Chinese PLA General Hospital, Chinese PLA Medical School, #28 Fuxing Road, Beijing, 100853, China
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- Key Lab of Hearing Impairment Science of Ministry of Education, Key Lab of Hearing Impairment Prevention and Treatment of Beijing, National Clinical Research Center for Otolaryngologic Diseases, College of Otolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery, Chinese PLA General Hospital, Chinese PLA Medical School, #28 Fuxing Road, Beijing, 100853, China.
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- Key Lab of Hearing Impairment Science of Ministry of Education, Key Lab of Hearing Impairment Prevention and Treatment of Beijing, National Clinical Research Center for Otolaryngologic Diseases, College of Otolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery, Chinese PLA General Hospital, Chinese PLA Medical School, #28 Fuxing Road, Beijing, 100853, China.
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- Key Lab of Hearing Impairment Science of Ministry of Education, Key Lab of Hearing Impairment Prevention and Treatment of Beijing, National Clinical Research Center for Otolaryngologic Diseases, College of Otolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery, Chinese PLA General Hospital, Chinese PLA Medical School, #28 Fuxing Road, Beijing, 100853, China.
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Magdesian KG, Tanaka J, Bellone RR. A De Novo MITF Deletion Explains a Novel Splashed White Phenotype in an American Paint Horse. J Hered 2021; 111:287-293. [PMID: 32242630 PMCID: PMC7238438 DOI: 10.1093/jhered/esaa009] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/07/2020] [Accepted: 04/01/2020] [Indexed: 11/14/2022] Open
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Splashed white is a coat color pattern in horses characterized by extensive white patterning on the legs, belly, and face often accompanied by blue eyes and deafness. Three mutations in microphthalmia-associated transcription factor (MITF) and two mutations in Paired Box 3 (PAX3) have been identified that explain splashed white patterns (SW1-SW5). An American Paint Horse stallion with a splashed white phenotype and blue eyes, whose parents were not white patterned, was negative for the 5 known splashed white variants and other known white spotting alleles. This novel splashed white phenotype (SW6) was hypothesized to be caused by a de novo mutation in MITF or PAX3. Analysis of whole-genome sequencing using the EquCab3.0 reference genome for comparison identified an 8.7 kb deletion in MITF on ECA16 (NC_009159.3:g.21551060-21559770del). The deletion encompassed part of intron 7 through the 3' UTR of exon 9 of MITF, including the helix-loop-helix DNA-binding domain (ENSECAT00000006375.3). This variant is predicted to truncate protein and impair binding to DNA. Sanger sequencing confirmed the stallion was heterozygous for the MITF deletion. No single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) or structural variants were identified in PAX3 or any of the other candidate genes that were unique to the stallion or predicted to affect protein function. Genotyping five of the stallion's splashed white offspring, including one all white foal, found that they were also heterozygous for the deletion. Given the role of MITF in producing white pattern phenotypes, and the predicted deleterious effect of this mutation, this 8.7 kb deletion is the likely causal variant for SW6.
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- K Gary Magdesian
- Department of Medicine and Epidemiology, School of Veterinary Medicine, University of California-Davis, Davis, CA
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- Veterinary Genetics Laboratory, School of Veterinary Medicine, University of California-Davis, Davis, CA
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- Veterinary Genetics Laboratory, School of Veterinary Medicine, University of California-Davis, Davis, CA.,Department of Population Health and Reproduction, School of Veterinary Medicine, University of California-Davis, Davis, CA
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Howard AG, Baker PA, Ibarra-García-Padilla R, Moore JA, Rivas LJ, Tallman JJ, Singleton EW, Westheimer JL, Corteguera JA, Uribe RA. An atlas of neural crest lineages along the posterior developing zebrafish at single-cell resolution. eLife 2021; 10:60005. [PMID: 33591267 PMCID: PMC7886338 DOI: 10.7554/elife.60005] [Citation(s) in RCA: 34] [Impact Index Per Article: 11.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/14/2020] [Accepted: 01/31/2021] [Indexed: 02/06/2023] Open
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Neural crest cells (NCCs) are vertebrate stem cells that give rise to various cell types throughout the developing body in early life. Here, we utilized single-cell transcriptomic analyses to delineate NCC-derivatives along the posterior developing vertebrate, zebrafish, during the late embryonic to early larval stage, a period when NCCs are actively differentiating into distinct cellular lineages. We identified several major NCC/NCC-derived cell-types including mesenchyme, neural crest, neural, neuronal, glial, and pigment, from which we resolved over three dozen cellular subtypes. We dissected gene expression signatures of pigment progenitors delineating into chromatophore lineages, mesenchyme cells, and enteric NCCs transforming into enteric neurons. Global analysis of NCC derivatives revealed they were demarcated by combinatorial hox gene codes, with distinct profiles within neuronal cells. From these analyses, we present a comprehensive cell-type atlas that can be utilized as a valuable resource for further mechanistic and evolutionary investigations of NCC differentiation.
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- Aubrey Ga Howard
- Department of BioSciences, Rice University, Houston, United States
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- Department of BioSciences, Rice University, Houston, United States
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- Department of BioSciences, Rice University, Houston, United States
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- Department of BioSciences, Rice University, Houston, United States
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- Department of BioSciences, Rice University, Houston, United States
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- Department of BioSciences, Rice University, Houston, United States
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Niu Z, Mei L, Tang F, Li J, Wang X, Sun J, He C, Cheng H, Liu Y, Cai X, Song J, Feng Y, Jiang L. Identification and functional analysis of a novel missense mutation of PAX3 associated with Waardenburg syndrome type I. Eur Arch Otorhinolaryngol 2020; 278:2807-2815. [PMID: 32940795 DOI: 10.1007/s00405-020-06361-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/06/2020] [Accepted: 09/08/2020] [Indexed: 11/24/2022]
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PURPOSE Waardenburg syndrome type 1 (WS1) is a rare genetic disorder characterized by dystopia canthorum, abnormal iris pigmentation, and congenital hearing loss with variable penetrance.WS1 is caused by mutations in paired box gene 3 (PAX3). The current study aimed to investigate the genetic cause of hearing loss in a four-generation Chinese WS1 family. METHODS The phenotype of the study family was characterized using clinical evaluation and pedigree analysis. Target region high-throughput sequencing system was designed to screen the all coding exons and flanking intronic sequences of the six WS-associated genes. Sanger sequencing was used to identify the causative nucleotide changes and perform the co-segregating analysis. The expression, subcellular distribution, and transcriptional activity of the mutant PAX3 protein were analysis to reveal the functional consequences of the mutation. RESULTS Based on diagnostic criteria, the proband of this pedigree classified as WS1. We identified a novel missense mutation (c.117 C > A, p. Asn39Lys) in exon 2 of the PAX3 gene. In vitro, the Asn39Lys PAX3 retained nuclear distribution ability. However, it failed to activate the melanocyte inducing transcription factor (MITF) promoter and impaired the function of WT PAX3. CONCLUSIONS Our study reports a novel missense PAX3 mutation in a Chinese family and shows haploinsufficiency may be the underlying mechanism for the WS1 phenotype.
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- Zhijie Niu
- Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, Xiangya Hospital, Central South University, 87 Xiangya Road, Changsha, 410008, Hunan, People's Republic of China.,Key Laboratory of Otolaryngology Major Disease Research of Hunan Province, Changsha, 410008, China.,Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, The First Affiliated Hospital of Guangxi Medical University, Nanning, 530000, China
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- Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, Xiangya Hospital, Central South University, 87 Xiangya Road, Changsha, 410008, Hunan, People's Republic of China.,Key Laboratory of Otolaryngology Major Disease Research of Hunan Province, Changsha, 410008, China
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- Department of Ophthalmology, The People's Hospital of Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, Nanning, 530000, China
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- Key Laboratory of Medical Genetics of Hunan Province, Central South University, Changsha, 410008, China
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- Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, Xiangya Hospital, Central South University, 87 Xiangya Road, Changsha, 410008, Hunan, People's Republic of China.,Key Laboratory of Otolaryngology Major Disease Research of Hunan Province, Changsha, 410008, China
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- Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, Xiangya Hospital, Central South University, 87 Xiangya Road, Changsha, 410008, Hunan, People's Republic of China.,Key Laboratory of Otolaryngology Major Disease Research of Hunan Province, Changsha, 410008, China
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- Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, Xiangya Hospital, Central South University, 87 Xiangya Road, Changsha, 410008, Hunan, People's Republic of China.,Key Laboratory of Otolaryngology Major Disease Research of Hunan Province, Changsha, 410008, China
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- Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, Xiangya Hospital, Central South University, 87 Xiangya Road, Changsha, 410008, Hunan, People's Republic of China.,Key Laboratory of Otolaryngology Major Disease Research of Hunan Province, Changsha, 410008, China
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- Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, Xiangya Hospital, Central South University, 87 Xiangya Road, Changsha, 410008, Hunan, People's Republic of China.,Key Laboratory of Otolaryngology Major Disease Research of Hunan Province, Changsha, 410008, China
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- Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, Xiangya Hospital, Central South University, 87 Xiangya Road, Changsha, 410008, Hunan, People's Republic of China.,Key Laboratory of Otolaryngology Major Disease Research of Hunan Province, Changsha, 410008, China
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- Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, Xiangya Hospital, Central South University, 87 Xiangya Road, Changsha, 410008, Hunan, People's Republic of China.,Key Laboratory of Otolaryngology Major Disease Research of Hunan Province, Changsha, 410008, China
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- Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, Xiangya Hospital, Central South University, 87 Xiangya Road, Changsha, 410008, Hunan, People's Republic of China.,Key Laboratory of Otolaryngology Major Disease Research of Hunan Province, Changsha, 410008, China.,Key Laboratory of Medical Genetics of Hunan Province, Central South University, Changsha, 410008, China
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- Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, Xiangya Hospital, Central South University, 87 Xiangya Road, Changsha, 410008, Hunan, People's Republic of China. .,Key Laboratory of Otolaryngology Major Disease Research of Hunan Province, Changsha, 410008, China.
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Targeted Next-Generation Sequencing Identifies Separate Causes of Hearing Loss in One Deaf Family and Variable Clinical Manifestations for the p.R161C Mutation in SOX10. Neural Plast 2020; 2020:8860837. [PMID: 32908489 PMCID: PMC7474784 DOI: 10.1155/2020/8860837] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/22/2020] [Revised: 07/06/2020] [Accepted: 07/13/2020] [Indexed: 11/17/2022] Open
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Hearing loss is the most common sensory deficit in humans. Identifying the genetic cause and genotype-phenotype correlation of hearing loss is sometimes challenging due to extensive clinical and genetic heterogeneity. In this study, we applied targeted next-generation sequencing (NGS) to resolve the genetic etiology of hearing loss in a Chinese Han family with multiple affected family members. Targeted sequencing of 415 deafness-related genes identified the heterozygous c.481C>T (p.R161C) mutation in SOX10 and the homozygous c.235delC (p.L79Cfs∗3) mutation in GJB2 as separate pathogenic mutations in distinct affected family members. The SOX10 c.481C>T (p.R161C) mutation has been previously reported in a Caucasian patient with Kallmann syndrome that features congenital hypogonadotropic hypogonadism with anosmia. In contrast, family members carrying the same p.R161C mutation in this study had variable Waardenburg syndrome-associated phenotypes (hearing loss and/or hair hypopigmentation) without olfactory or reproductive anomalies. Our results highlight the importance of applying comprehensive diagnostic approaches such as NGS in molecular diagnosis of hearing loss and show that the p.R161C mutation in SOX10 may be associated with a wide range of variable clinical manifestations.
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Chen K, Wang H, Lai Y. Kallmann Syndrome Due to Heterozygous Mutation in SOX10 Coexisting With Waardenburg Syndrome Type II: Case Report and Review of Literature. Front Endocrinol (Lausanne) 2020; 11:592831. [PMID: 33597923 PMCID: PMC7883637 DOI: 10.3389/fendo.2020.592831] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/08/2020] [Accepted: 12/14/2020] [Indexed: 01/18/2023] Open
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INTRODUCTION Kallmann syndrome (KS) is idiopathic hypogonadotropic hypogonadism with olfactory loss or decline. Waardenburg syndrome type II (WS2) is a clinically and genetically heterogeneous disease, characterized by congenital sensorineural deafness and abnormal pigmentation of the iris, hair, and skin. Recently, mutations in the well-known WS pathogenic gene SOX10 have been found in some KS patients with deafness, but whether SOX10 is a co-pathogenic gene of KS and WS remains uncertain. Here, we report a rare case of KS and WS2 co-occurrence due to SOX10 mutations. METHODS Detailed histories were collected through questionnaires and physical examination. Blood samples of the patient and his family members were collected after obtaining informed consents. Suspected mutations were amplified and verified by Sanger sequencing after the next generation sequencing of related genes. The raw sequence data were compared to the known gene sequence data in publicly available sequence data bases using Burrows-Wheeler Aligner software (BWA, 0.7.12-r1039). RESULTS A 28-year-old male patient sought treatment for hypogonadism and the absence of secondary sexual characteristics. In addition, he showed signs of obesity, hyposmia, sensorineural hearing loss, and blue iris. Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) of the olfactory bulb showed small bilateral olfactory bulbs and tracts and diaphragma cerebri. MRI of the pituitary gland revealed a flat pituitary gland in the sella. Laboratory examination demonstrated hypogonadotropic hypogonadism, pituitary hypothyroidism, subclinical hypothyroidism, and the presence of insulin resistance with normal blood glucose levels. Sequencing of the SOX10 gene showed a 20 bp insertion in between coding bases 1,179 and 1,180 (c.1179_1180insACTATGGCTCAGCCTTCCCC). This results in a frame-shifting mutation of the 394th amino acid serine in exon4 with the resulting the amino acid sequence of the protein predicted to be TMAQPSP PSPAPSLTTL TISPQDPIMA TRARPLASTR PSPIWGPRSG PSTRPSLTPA PQGPSPTAPH TGSSQYIRHC PGPKGGPVAT TPRPAPAPSL CALFLAHLRP GGGSGGG*. CONCLUSION SOX10 plays an important role in some critical stages of neural crest cell development and SOX10 mutation may be a common pathogenic factor for both KS and WS. Therefore, SOX10 mutation analysis should be considered for KS patients with combined WS clinical manifestations, especially deafness.
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Neurocristopathies: New insights 150 years after the neural crest discovery. Dev Biol 2018; 444 Suppl 1:S110-S143. [PMID: 29802835 DOI: 10.1016/j.ydbio.2018.05.013] [Citation(s) in RCA: 92] [Impact Index Per Article: 15.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/29/2017] [Revised: 05/16/2018] [Accepted: 05/17/2018] [Indexed: 12/12/2022]
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The neural crest (NC) is a transient, multipotent and migratory cell population that generates an astonishingly diverse array of cell types during vertebrate development. These cells, which originate from the ectoderm in a region lateral to the neural plate in the neural fold, give rise to neurons, glia, melanocytes, chondrocytes, smooth muscle cells, odontoblasts and neuroendocrine cells, among others. Neurocristopathies (NCP) are a class of pathologies occurring in vertebrates, especially in humans that result from the abnormal specification, migration, differentiation or death of neural crest cells during embryonic development. Various pigment, skin, thyroid and hearing disorders, craniofacial and heart abnormalities, malfunctions of the digestive tract and tumors can also be considered as neurocristopathies. In this review we revisit the current classification and propose a new way to classify NCP based on the embryonic origin of the affected tissues, on recent findings regarding the molecular mechanisms that drive NC formation, and on the increased complexity of current molecular embryology techniques.
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Identification and functional analysis of a novel mutation in the PAX3 gene associated with Waardenburg syndrome type I. Gene 2018; 642:362-366. [DOI: 10.1016/j.gene.2017.11.035] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/15/2017] [Revised: 10/07/2017] [Accepted: 11/13/2017] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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Wang X, Zhu Y, Shen N, Peng J, Wang C, Liu H, Lu Y. A de novo deletion mutation in SOX10 in a Chinese family with Waardenburg syndrome type 4. Sci Rep 2017; 7:41513. [PMID: 28128317 PMCID: PMC5269737 DOI: 10.1038/srep41513] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/06/2016] [Accepted: 12/21/2016] [Indexed: 12/15/2022] Open
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Waardenburg syndrome type 4 (WS4) or Waardenburg-Shah syndrome is a rare genetic disorder with a prevalence of <1/1,000,000 and characterized by the association of congenital sensorineural hearing loss, pigmentary abnormalities, and intestinal aganglionosis. There are three types of WS4 (WS4A–C) caused by mutations in endothelin receptor type B, endothelin 3, and SRY-box 10 (SOX10), respectively. This study investigated a genetic mutation in a Chinese family with one WS4 patient in order to improve genetic counselling. Genomic DNA was extracted, and mutation analysis of the three WS4 related genes was performed using Sanger sequencing. We detected a de novo heterozygous deletion mutation [c.1333delT (p.Ser445Glnfs*57)] in SOX10 in the patient; however, this mutation was absent in the unaffected parents and 40 ethnicity matched healthy controls. Subsequent phylogenetic analysis and three-dimensional modelling of the SOX10 protein confirmed that the c.1333delT heterozygous mutation was pathogenic, indicating that this mutation might constitute a candidate disease-causing mutation.
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- Xiong Wang
- Department of Laboratory Medicine, Tongji Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan 430030, China
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- Department of Laboratory Medicine, Tongji Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan 430030, China
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- Department of Laboratory Medicine, Tongji Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan 430030, China
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- Department of Laboratory Medicine, Tongji Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan 430030, China
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- Department of Laboratory Medicine, Tongji Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan 430030, China
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Tongji Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan 430030, China
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- Department of Laboratory Medicine, Tongji Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan 430030, China
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Liang F, Zhao M, Fan L, Zhang H, Shi Y, Han R, Qu C. Identification of a de novo mutation of SOX10 in a Chinese patient with Waardenburg syndrome type IV. Int J Pediatr Otorhinolaryngol 2016; 91:67-71. [PMID: 27863645 DOI: 10.1016/j.ijporl.2016.10.019] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/29/2016] [Revised: 10/13/2016] [Accepted: 10/13/2016] [Indexed: 01/01/2023]
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OBJECTIVES Waardenburg syndrome is a rare genetic disorder, characterized by the association of sensorineural hearing loss and pigmentation abnormalities. Four subtypes have been classified. The present study aimed to analyze the clinical feature and investigate the genetic cause for a Chinese case of Waardenburg type IV (WS4). METHODS The patient and his family members were subjected to mutation detection in the candidate gene SOX10 by Sanger sequencing. RESULTS The patient has the clinical features of WS4, including sensorineural hearing loss, bright blue irides, premature graying of the hair and Hirschsprung disease. A novel heterozygous frameshift mutation, c.752_753ins7 (p.Gly252Alafs*31) in the exon 5 of SOX10 was detected in the patient, but not found in the unaffected family members and 100 normal controls. This mutation results in a premature stop codon 31 amino acid downstream. CONCLUSIONS The novel mutation c.752_753ins7 (p.Gly252Alafs*31) arose de novo and was considered as the cause of WS4 in the proband. This study further characterized the molecular complexity of WS4 and provided a clinical case for genotype-phenotype correlation studies of different phenotypes caused by SOX10 mutations.
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- Fenghe Liang
- Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, Capital Medical University, Beijing Tongren Hospital, Beijing 100730, China
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- China Rehabilitation and Research Center for Deaf Children, Beijing 100029, China
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- University of Miami, Miami, FL 33136, USA
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- China Rehabilitation and Research Center for Deaf Children, Beijing 100029, China
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- China Rehabilitation and Research Center for Deaf Children, Beijing 100029, China
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- China Rehabilitation and Research Center for Deaf Children, Beijing 100029, China
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- China Rehabilitation and Research Center for Deaf Children, Beijing 100029, China.
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Wang X, Liu Y, Chen H, Mei L, He C, Jiang L, Niu Z, Sun J, Luo H, Li J, Feng Y. LEF-1 Regulates Tyrosinase Gene Transcription In Vitro. PLoS One 2015; 10:e0143142. [PMID: 26580798 PMCID: PMC4651308 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0143142] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/04/2015] [Accepted: 10/30/2015] [Indexed: 12/31/2022] Open
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TYR, DCT and MITF are three important genes involved in maintaining the mature phenotype and producing melanin; they therefore participate in neural crest cell development into melanocytes. Previous studies have revealed that the Wnt signaling factor lymphoid enhancer-binding factor (LEF-1) can enhance DCT and MITF gene expression. However, whether LEF-1 also affects TYR gene expression remains unclear. In the present study, we found that LEF-1 regulated TYR transcription in vitro. LEF-1 overexpression increased TYR gene promoter activity, whereas LEF-1 knockdown by RNA interference significantly decreased TYR expression. Moreover, the core GTTTGAT sequence (-56 to -50) within the TYR promoter is essential for the effect of LEF-1 on TYR expression, and chromatin immunoprecipitation (ChIP) assay indicated that endogenous LEF-1 interacts with the TYR promoter. In addition, we observed a synergistic transactivation of the TYR promoter by LEF-1 and MITF. These data suggest that Wnt signaling plays an important role in regulating melanocyte development and differentiation.
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- Xueping Wang
- Department of Otolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery, Xiangya Hospital, Central South University, Changsha, Hunan, People’s Republic of China
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- Province Key Laboratory of Otolaryngology Critical Disease, Xiangya Hospital, Central South University, Changsha, Hunan, People’s Republic of China
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- Department of Otolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery, Xiangya Hospital, Central South University, Changsha, Hunan, People’s Republic of China
- Province Key Laboratory of Otolaryngology Critical Disease, Xiangya Hospital, Central South University, Changsha, Hunan, People’s Republic of China
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- Department of Otolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery, Xiangya Hospital, Central South University, Changsha, Hunan, People’s Republic of China
- Province Key Laboratory of Otolaryngology Critical Disease, Xiangya Hospital, Central South University, Changsha, Hunan, People’s Republic of China
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- Department of Otolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery, Xiangya Hospital, Central South University, Changsha, Hunan, People’s Republic of China
- Province Key Laboratory of Otolaryngology Critical Disease, Xiangya Hospital, Central South University, Changsha, Hunan, People’s Republic of China
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- Department of Otolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery, Xiangya Hospital, Central South University, Changsha, Hunan, People’s Republic of China
- Province Key Laboratory of Otolaryngology Critical Disease, Xiangya Hospital, Central South University, Changsha, Hunan, People’s Republic of China
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- Department of Otolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery, Xiangya Hospital, Central South University, Changsha, Hunan, People’s Republic of China
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- Department of Otolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery, Xiangya Hospital, Central South University, Changsha, Hunan, People’s Republic of China
- Department of Otolaryngology, 1st Affiliated Hospital, Xinjiang Medical University, Urumqi, People’s Republic of China
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- State Key Laboratory of Medical Genetics, Central South University, Changsha, Hunan, People’s Republic of China
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- State Key Laboratory of Medical Genetics, Central South University, Changsha, Hunan, People’s Republic of China
- * E-mail: (JDL); (YF)
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- Department of Otolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery, Xiangya Hospital, Central South University, Changsha, Hunan, People’s Republic of China
- Province Key Laboratory of Otolaryngology Critical Disease, Xiangya Hospital, Central South University, Changsha, Hunan, People’s Republic of China
- State Key Laboratory of Medical Genetics, Central South University, Changsha, Hunan, People’s Republic of China
- * E-mail: (JDL); (YF)
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Song J, Feng Y, Acke FR, Coucke P, Vleminckx K, Dhooge IJ. Hearing loss in Waardenburg syndrome: a systematic review. Clin Genet 2015; 89:416-425. [PMID: 26100139 DOI: 10.1111/cge.12631] [Citation(s) in RCA: 74] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/20/2015] [Revised: 06/18/2015] [Accepted: 06/18/2015] [Indexed: 01/14/2023]
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Waardenburg syndrome (WS) is a rare genetic disorder characterized by hearing loss (HL) and pigment disturbances of hair, skin and iris. Classifications exist based on phenotype and genotype. The auditory phenotype is inconsistently reported among the different Waardenburg types and causal genes, urging the need for an up-to-date literature overview on this particular topic. We performed a systematic review in search for articles describing auditory features in WS patients along with the associated genotype. Prevalences of HL were calculated and correlated with the different types and genes of WS. Seventy-three articles were included, describing 417 individual patients. HL was found in 71.0% and was predominantly bilateral and sensorineural. Prevalence of HL among the different clinical types significantly differed (WS1: 52.3%, WS2: 91.6%, WS3: 57.1%, WS4: 83.5%). Mutations in SOX10 (96.5%), MITF (89.6%) and SNAI2 (100%) are more frequently associated with hearing impairment than other mutations. Of interest, the distinct disease-causing genes are able to better predict the auditory phenotype compared with different clinical types of WS. Consequently, it is important to confirm the clinical diagnosis of WS with molecular analysis in order to optimally inform patients about the risk of HL.
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- J Song
- Department of Otolaryngology, Xiangya Hospital, Central South University, Changsha, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Otolaryngology, Xiangya Hospital, Central South University, Changsha, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Ghent University/Ghent University Hospital, Ghent, Belgium
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- Department of Medical Genetics, Ghent University/Ghent University Hospital, Ghent, Belgium
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- Department of Medical Genetics, Ghent University/Ghent University Hospital, Ghent, Belgium.,Department for Biomedical Molecular Biology, Ghent University, Ghent, Belgium
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- Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Ghent University/Ghent University Hospital, Ghent, Belgium
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Gross ER, Geddes GC, McCarrier JA, Jarzembowski JA, Arca MJ. Skip segment Hirschsprung disease and Waardenburg syndrome. JOURNAL OF PEDIATRIC SURGERY CASE REPORTS 2015. [DOI: 10.1016/j.epsc.2015.02.005] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/24/2022] Open
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