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Chen PY, Yang TW, Tseng YS, Tsai CY, Yeh CS, Lee YH, Lin PH, Lin TC, Wu YJ, Yang TH, Chiang YT, Hsu JSJ, Hsu CJ, Chen PL, Chou CF, Wu CC. Machine learning-based longitudinal prediction for GJB2-related sensorineural hearing loss. Comput Biol Med 2024; 176:108597. [PMID: 38763069 DOI: 10.1016/j.compbiomed.2024.108597] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/12/2023] [Revised: 05/09/2024] [Accepted: 05/10/2024] [Indexed: 05/21/2024]
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BACKGROUND Recessive GJB2 variants, the most common genetic cause of hearing loss, may contribute to progressive sensorineural hearing loss (SNHL). The aim of this study is to build a realistic predictive model for GJB2-related SNHL using machine learning to enable personalized medical planning for timely intervention. METHOD Patients with SNHL with confirmed biallelic GJB2 variants in a nationwide cohort between 2005 and 2022 were included. Different data preprocessing protocols and computational algorithms were combined to construct a prediction model. We randomly divided the dataset into training, validation, and test sets at a ratio of 72:8:20, and repeated this process ten times to obtain an average result. The performance of the models was evaluated using the mean absolute error (MAE), which refers to the discrepancy between the predicted and actual hearing thresholds. RESULTS We enrolled 449 patients with 2184 audiograms available for deep learning analysis. SNHL progression was identified in all models and was independent of age, sex, and genotype. The average hearing progression rate was 0.61 dB HL per year. The best MAE for linear regression, multilayer perceptron, long short-term memory, and attention model were 4.42, 4.38, 4.34, and 4.76 dB HL, respectively. The long short-term memory model performed best with an average MAE of 4.34 dB HL and acceptable accuracy for up to 4 years. CONCLUSIONS We have developed a prognostic model that uses machine learning to approximate realistic hearing progression in GJB2-related SNHL, allowing for the design of individualized medical plans, such as recommending the optimal follow-up interval for this population.
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- Pey-Yu Chen
- Department of Otolaryngology, MacKay Memorial Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan; Department of Audiology and Speech-Language Pathology, Mackay Medical College, New Taipei City, Taiwan; Department of Otolaryngology, National Taiwan University Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan
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- Graduate Institute of Networking and Multimedia, National Taiwan University, Taipei, Taiwan
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- Department of Computer Science & Information Engineering, National Taiwan University, Taipei, Taiwan
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- Department of Otolaryngology, National Taiwan University Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan; Graduate Institute of Medical Genomics and Proteomics, National Taiwan University College of Medicine, Taipei, Taiwan
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- Department of Computer Science & Information Engineering, National Taiwan University, Taipei, Taiwan
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- Department of Otolaryngology, National Taiwan University Biomedical Park Hospital, Hsinchu County, Taiwan; Department of Otolaryngology, National Taiwan University Hospital Hsin-Chu Branch, Hsinchu City, Taiwan; Hearing and Speech Center, National Taiwan University Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan
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- Department of Otolaryngology, National Taiwan University Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan; Graduate Institute of Clinical Medicine, College of Medicine, National Taiwan University, Taipei, Taiwan
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- Department of Computer Science & Information Engineering, National Taiwan University, Taipei, Taiwan
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- Department of Computer Science & Information Engineering, National Taiwan University, Taipei, Taiwan
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- Department of Otolaryngology, National Taiwan University Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan
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- Department of Otolaryngology, National Taiwan University Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan; Graduate Institute of Medical Genomics and Proteomics, National Taiwan University College of Medicine, Taipei, Taiwan
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- Graduate Institute of Medical Genomics and Proteomics, National Taiwan University College of Medicine, Taipei, Taiwan
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- Department of Otolaryngology, National Taiwan University Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan; Department of Otorhinolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, Taichung Tzu Chi Hospital, Buddhist Tzu Chi Medical Foundation, Taichung, Taiwan; School of Medicine, Tzu Chi University, Hualien, Taiwan
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- Graduate Institute of Medical Genomics and Proteomics, National Taiwan University College of Medicine, Taipei, Taiwan; Department of Medical Genetics, National Taiwan University Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan
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- Department of Computer Science & Information Engineering, National Taiwan University, Taipei, Taiwan
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- Department of Otolaryngology, National Taiwan University Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan; Department of Medical Genetics, National Taiwan University Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan; Department of Medical Research, National Taiwan University Hospital Hsin-Chu Branch, Hsin-Chu, Taiwan.
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Chetruengchai W, Phowthongkum P, Shotelersuk V. Carrier frequency estimation of pathogenic variants of autosomal recessive and X-linked recessive mendelian disorders using exome sequencing data in 1,642 Thais. BMC Med Genomics 2024; 17:9. [PMID: 38167091 PMCID: PMC10762924 DOI: 10.1186/s12920-023-01771-w] [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: 08/06/2023] [Accepted: 12/11/2023] [Indexed: 01/05/2024] Open
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BACKGROUND People with autosomal recessive disorders often were born without awareness of the carrier status of their parents. The American College of Medical Genetics and Genomics (ACMG) recommends screening 113 genes known to cause autosomal recessive and X-linked conditions in couples seeking to learn about their risk of having children with these disorders to have an appropriate reproductive plan. METHODS We analyzed the exome sequencing data of 1,642 unrelated Thai individuals to identify the pathogenic variant (PV) frequencies in genes recommended by ACMG. RESULTS In the 113 ACMG-recommended genes, 165 PV and likely PVs in 60 genes of 559 exomes (34%, 559/1642) were identified. The carrier rate was increased to 39% when glucose-6-phosphate dehydrogenase (G6PD) was added. The carrier rate was still as high as 14.7% when thalassemia and hemoglobinopathies were excluded. In addition to thalassemia, hemoglobinopathies, and G6PD deficiency, carrier frequencies of > 1% were found for Gaucher disease, primary hyperoxaluria, Pendred syndrome, and Wilson disease. Nearly 2% of the couples were at risk of having offsprings with the tested autosomal recessive conditions. CONCLUSIONS Based on the study samples, the expanded carrier screening, which specifically targeted common autosomal recessive conditions in Thai individuals, will benefit clinical outcomes, regarding preconception/prenatal genetic carrier screening.
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- Wanna Chetruengchai
- Excellence Center for Genomics and Precision Medicine, King Chulalongkorn Memorial Hospital, the Thai Red Cross Society, Bangkok, 10330, Thailand
- Center of Excellence for Medical Genomics, Medical Genomics Cluster, Department of Pediatrics, Faculty of Medicine, Chulalongkorn University, Bangkok, 10330, Thailand
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- Excellence Center for Genomics and Precision Medicine, King Chulalongkorn Memorial Hospital, the Thai Red Cross Society, Bangkok, 10330, Thailand.
- Division of Medical Genetics and Genomics, Department of Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Chulalongkorn University, Bangkok, Thailand.
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- Excellence Center for Genomics and Precision Medicine, King Chulalongkorn Memorial Hospital, the Thai Red Cross Society, Bangkok, 10330, Thailand
- Center of Excellence for Medical Genomics, Medical Genomics Cluster, Department of Pediatrics, Faculty of Medicine, Chulalongkorn University, Bangkok, 10330, Thailand
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周 睿, 关 静, 王 秋. [Genetic characteristic analysis of slight-to-moderate sensorineural hearing loss in children]. LIN CHUANG ER BI YAN HOU TOU JING WAI KE ZA ZHI = JOURNAL OF CLINICAL OTORHINOLARYNGOLOGY, HEAD, AND NECK SURGERY 2024; 38:18-22. [PMID: 38297844 PMCID: PMC11116154 DOI: 10.13201/j.issn.2096-7993.2024.01.003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/15/2023] [Indexed: 02/02/2024]
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Objective:To analyze genetic factors and phenotype characteristics in pediatric population with slight-to-moderate sensorineural hearing loss. Methods:Children with slight-to-moderate sensorineural hearing loss of and their parents, enrolled from the Chinese Deafness Genome Project, were studied. Hearing levels were assessed using pure tone audiometry, behavioral audiometry, auditory steady state response(ASSR), auditory brainstem response(ABR) thresholds, and deformed partial otoacoustic emission(DPOAE). Classification of hearing loss is according to the 2022 American College of Medical Genetics and Genomics(ACMG) Clinical Practice Guidelines for Hearing Loss. Whole exome sequencing(WES) and deafness gene Panel testing were performed on peripheral venous blood from probands and validations were performed on their parents by Sanger sequencing. Results:All 134 patients had childhood onset, exhibiting bilateral symmetrical slight-to-moderate sensorineural hearing loss, as indicated by audiological examinations. Of the 134 patients, 29(21.6%) had a family history of hearing loss, and the rest were sporadic patients. Genetic causative genes were identified in 66(49.3%) patients. A total of 11 causative genes were detected, of which GJB2 was causative in 34 cases(51.5%), STRC in 10 cases(15.1%), MPZL2 gene in six cases(9.1%), and USH2A in five cases(7.6%).The most common gene detected in slight-to-moderate hearing loss was GJB2, with c. 109G>A homozygous mutation found in 16 cases(47.1%) and c. 109G>A compound heterozygous mutation in 9 cases(26.5%). Conclusion:This study provides a crucial genetic theory reference for early screening and detection of mild to moderate hearing loss in children, highlighting the predominance of recessive inheritance and the significance of gene like GJB2, STRC, MPZL2, USH2A.
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- 睿 周
- 中国人民解放军总医院第六医学中心耳鼻咽喉头颈外科医学部耳鼻咽喉内科解放军医学院(北京,100853)Department of Audiology and Vestibular Medicine, College of Otolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery, Chinese PLA General Hospital; Chinese PLA Medical School, Beijing, 100853, China
- 国家耳鼻咽喉疾病临床医学研究中心National Clinical Research Center for Otolaryngologic Diseases
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- 中国人民解放军总医院第六医学中心耳鼻咽喉头颈外科医学部耳鼻咽喉内科解放军医学院(北京,100853)Department of Audiology and Vestibular Medicine, College of Otolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery, Chinese PLA General Hospital; Chinese PLA Medical School, Beijing, 100853, China
- 国家耳鼻咽喉疾病临床医学研究中心National Clinical Research Center for Otolaryngologic Diseases
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- 中国人民解放军总医院第六医学中心耳鼻咽喉头颈外科医学部耳鼻咽喉内科解放军医学院(北京,100853)Department of Audiology and Vestibular Medicine, College of Otolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery, Chinese PLA General Hospital; Chinese PLA Medical School, Beijing, 100853, China
- 国家耳鼻咽喉疾病临床医学研究中心National Clinical Research Center for Otolaryngologic Diseases
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Liang S, Li W, Chen Z, Yuan S, Wang Z. Analysis of GJB2 gene mutations spectrum and the characteristics of individuals with c.109G>A in Western Guangdong. Mol Genet Genomic Med 2023; 11:e2185. [PMID: 37070846 PMCID: PMC10422065 DOI: 10.1002/mgg3.2185] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/06/2022] [Revised: 04/02/2023] [Accepted: 04/04/2023] [Indexed: 04/19/2023] Open
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BACKGROUND GJB2 mutations are among the most important causes of deafness, and their prevalence varies greatly among different countries and ethnic groups. This study aimed to determine the pathogenic mutation spectrum of GJB2 in patients with nonsyndromic hearing loss (NSHL) in Western Guangdong and to explore the pathogenic characteristics of the c.109G>A locus. METHODS In total, 97 NSHL patients and 212 normal controls (NC) were included in this study. Genetic sequencing analyses were performed on GJB2. RESULTS In the NSHL group, the main pathogenic mutations in GJB2 were as follows: c.109G>A, c.235delC, and c.299_300delAT with allele frequencies of 9.28%, 4.12%, and 2.06%, respectively. c.109G>A was the most frequently detected pathogenic mutation in this region. In the NC group, the allele frequency of c.109G>A among 30-50 years old subjects was markedly lower than that among 0-30 years old subjects (5.31% vs. 11.11%, p < 0.05). CONCLUSION We found the pathogenic mutation spectrum of GJB2 in this region and showed that c.109G>A was the most common GJB2 mutation with unique characteristics, such as clinical phenotypic heterogeneity and delayed onset. Therefore, the c.109G>A mutation should be considered as an essential marker for routine genetic assessment of deafness, which can also be beneficial for preventing deafness.
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- Shaoming Liang
- School of Basic Medical ScienceZhaoqing Medical CollegeZhaoqingP.R. China
- School of Basic Medical ScienceCentral South UniversityChangshaP.R. China
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- Department of OtolaryngologyZhaoqing No.2 People's HospitalZhaoqingP.R. China
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- School of Basic Medical ScienceZhaoqing Medical CollegeZhaoqingP.R. China
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- Reproductive and Genetic Hospital of CITIC‐XiangyaChangshaP.R. China
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- School of Basic Medical ScienceZhaoqing Medical CollegeZhaoqingP.R. China
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Tong K, He W, He Y, Li X, Hu L, Hu H, Lu G, Lin G, Dong C, Zhang VW, Du J, Liu D. Clinical Utility of Medical Exome Sequencing: Expanded Carrier Screening for Patients Seeking Assisted Reproductive Technology in China. Front Genet 2022; 13:943058. [PMID: 36072675 PMCID: PMC9441495 DOI: 10.3389/fgene.2022.943058] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/13/2022] [Accepted: 06/20/2022] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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Purpose: Expanded carrier screening (ECS) is an effective method to identify at-risk couples (ARCs) and avoid birth defects. This study aimed to reveal the carrier spectrum in the Chinese population and to delineate an expanded carrier gene panel suitable in China.Methods: Medical exome sequencing (MES), including 4,158 disease-causing genes, was offered to couples at two reproductive centers. It was initially used as a diagnostic yield for potential patients and then used for ECS. Clinical information and ECS results were retrospectively collected.Results: A total of 2,234 couples, representing 4,468 individuals, underwent MES. In total, 254 individuals showed genetic disease symptoms, and 56 of them were diagnosed with genetic diseases by MES. Overall, 94.5% of them were carriers of at least one disease-causing variant. The most prevalent genes were GJB2 for autosomal recessive disorders and G6PD for X-linked diseases. The ARC rate was 9.80%, and couples were inclined to undergo preimplantation genetic testing when diseases were classified as “profound” or “severe.”Conclusion: This study provided insight to establish a suitable ECS gene panel for the Chinese population. Disease severity significantly influenced reproductive decision-making. The results highlighted the importance of conducting ECS for couples before undergoing assisted reproductive technology.
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- Keya Tong
- Center for Reproductive Medicine, Women and Children’s Hospital of Chongqing Medical University, Chongqing, China
- Chongqing Key Laboratory of Human Embryo Engineering, Women and Children’s Hospital of Chongqing Medical University, Chongqing, China
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- National Engineering and Research Center of Human Stem Cells, Changsha, China
- School of Basic Medical Science, Institute of Reproductive and Stem Cell Engineering, Central South University, Changsha, China
- Genetics Centre, Reproductive and Genetic Hospital of CITIC-Xiangya, Changsha, China
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- Center for Reproductive Medicine, Women and Children’s Hospital of Chongqing Medical University, Chongqing, China
- Chongqing Key Laboratory of Human Embryo Engineering, Women and Children’s Hospital of Chongqing Medical University, Chongqing, China
- Chongqing Clinical Research Center for Reproductive Medicine, Women and Children’s Hospital of Chongqing Medical University, Chongqing, China
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- National Engineering and Research Center of Human Stem Cells, Changsha, China
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- National Engineering and Research Center of Human Stem Cells, Changsha, China
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- National Engineering and Research Center of Human Stem Cells, Changsha, China
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- National Engineering and Research Center of Human Stem Cells, Changsha, China
- School of Basic Medical Science, Institute of Reproductive and Stem Cell Engineering, Central South University, Changsha, China
- Genetics Centre, Reproductive and Genetic Hospital of CITIC-Xiangya, Changsha, China
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- National Engineering and Research Center of Human Stem Cells, Changsha, China
- School of Basic Medical Science, Institute of Reproductive and Stem Cell Engineering, Central South University, Changsha, China
- Genetics Centre, Reproductive and Genetic Hospital of CITIC-Xiangya, Changsha, China
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- National Engineering and Research Center of Human Stem Cells, Changsha, China
- School of Basic Medical Science, Institute of Reproductive and Stem Cell Engineering, Central South University, Changsha, China
- Genetics Centre, Reproductive and Genetic Hospital of CITIC-Xiangya, Changsha, China
- *Correspondence: Juan Du, ; Dongyun Liu,
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- Center for Reproductive Medicine, Women and Children’s Hospital of Chongqing Medical University, Chongqing, China
- Chongqing Key Laboratory of Human Embryo Engineering, Women and Children’s Hospital of Chongqing Medical University, Chongqing, China
- Chongqing Clinical Research Center for Reproductive Medicine, Women and Children’s Hospital of Chongqing Medical University, Chongqing, China
- *Correspondence: Juan Du, ; Dongyun Liu,
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BACKGROUND Hearing loss (HL) is a heterogeneous condition that causes partial or complete hearing impairment. Hundreds of variants in more than 60 genes have been reported to be associated with Hereditary HL (HHL). The HHL prevalence is thought to be high in the Arab population; however, the genetic epidemiology of HHL among Arab populations is understudied. This study aimed to systematically analyze the genetic epidemiology of HHL in Arab countries. METHODS We searched four literature databases (PubMed, Scopus, Science Direct, and Web of Science) from the time of inception until January 2019 using broad search terms to capture all the reported epidemiological and genetic data related to Arab patients with HHL. FINDINGS A total of 2,600 citations were obtained; 96 studies met our inclusion criteria. Our search strategy yielded 121,276 individuals who were tested for HL over 52 years (1966-2018), of whom 8,099 were clinically diagnosed with HL and belonged to 16 Arab countries. A total of 5,394 patients and 61 families with HHL were genotyped, of whom 336 patients and 6 families carried 104 variants in 44 genes and were from 17/22 Arab countries. Of these variants, 72 (in 41 genes) were distinctive to Arab patients. Arab patients manifested distinctive clinical phenotypes. The incidence of HHL in the captured studies ranged from 1.20 to 18 per 1,000 births per year, and the prevalence was the highest in Iraq (76.3%) and the lowest in Jordan (1.5%). INTERPRETATION This is the first systematic review to capture the prevalence and spectrum of variants associated with HHL in an Arab population. There appears to be a distinctive clinical picture for Arab patients with HHL, and the range and distribution of variants among Arab patients differ from those noted in other affected ethnic groups.
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Xiao C, Liu S, Wang H, Ding Y, Chen Y, Liu H. Genetic etiology study of four Chinese families with two nonsyndromic deaf children in succession by targeted next-generation sequencing. Mol Genet Genomic Med 2021; 9:e1634. [PMID: 33638616 PMCID: PMC8123758 DOI: 10.1002/mgg3.1634] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/13/2020] [Revised: 12/09/2020] [Accepted: 02/10/2021] [Indexed: 11/19/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND Genetic components contribute significantly to the cause of hearing loss. Nonsyndromic hearing loss has been shown to have high genetic heterogeneity. For families who had given birth to two nonsyndromic deaf children in succession, it seems that their deafness was highly related to genetics. OBJECTIVES This study aimed to disclose the genetic causes of the subjects from the four Chinese families with two nonsyndromic deaf children in succession who failed to find the genetic etiology of the hearing loss by common deafness genetic screening (GJB2, GJB3, SLC26A4, and MT-RNR1, including 20 hot variants in 4 genes). METHODS Targeted next-generation sequencing (NGS) of 127 known deafness genes was performed in probands of four families, followed by a series of comprehensive analyses of all family members combined with a literature review of related genes. RESULTS We identified pathogenic variants in three families including c.919-2A>G/c.1985G>A in SLC26A4; c.109G>A (p.V37I) in GJB2; and m.7505T>C in MT-TS1. Sanger sequencing confirmed that these variants segregated with the hearing impairment of each family. We also identified c.331C>T/c.625-5C>T/c.5717G>A in CDH23; c.138T>C in POU3F4 in two families, in which the pathogenicity in clinical was likely pathogenic or unknown. CONCLUSIONS Using the NGS detection technology, we found the genetic etiology of the HL in part of deaf families. Our study provided a useful piece of information for the variant spectrum of hearing loss in Chinese families with two deaf children in succession.
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- Caixia Xiao
- Tianjin Women and Children Healthcare CenterTianjinChina
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- Tianjin Women and Children Healthcare CenterTianjinChina
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- Tianjin Women and Children Healthcare CenterTianjinChina
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- Tianjin Women and Children Healthcare CenterTianjinChina
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- Tianjin Women and Children Healthcare CenterTianjinChina
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- Tianjin Women and Children Healthcare CenterTianjinChina
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Natural Course of Residual Hearing with Reference to GJB2 and SLC26A4 Genotypes: Clinical Implications for Hearing Rehabilitation. Ear Hear 2021; 42:644-653. [PMID: 33928925 DOI: 10.1097/aud.0000000000000965] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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BACKGROUND Understanding the characteristics of residual hearing at low frequencies and its natural course in relation to molecular genetic etiology may be important in developing rehabilitation strategies. Thus, we aimed to explore the characteristics and natural course of residual hearing at low frequencies associated with the two most frequent deafness genes: GJB2 and SLC26A4. METHODS Initially, 53 GJB2 and 65 SLC26A4 subjects were enrolled, respectively. Only those whose audiograms exhibited hearing thresholds ≤70 dB at 250 and 500 Hz, and who had at least 1-year follow-up period between the first and last audiograms, were included. Collectively, the clinical characteristics of 14 ears from eight subjects with GJB2 variants, and 31 ears from 22 subjects with SLC26A4 variants fulfilled the strict criteria. In this study, a dropout rate refers to an incidence of dropping out of the cohort by cochlear implant surgery due to severe hearing deterioration. RESULTS Among the ears with complete serial audiogram data set, significant residual hearing at low frequencies at the time of inclusion was observed in 18.8% of those with GJB2 variants (15 out of 80 ears) and 42.6% of those with SLC26A4 variants (46 out of 108 ears), revealing a difference between two deafness genes. Subsequently, ears with SLC26A4 variants (11 of 46 ears, 23.9%) turned out to have a higher dropout rate for cochlear implantation due to hearing deterioration within the first year than those with GJB2 variants (1 of 15, 6.7%), albeit with no statistical significance. Throughout the follow-up period (mean: 37.2 ± 6.8, range: 12 to 80 months), deterioration of residual hearing at low frequencies at 250 Hz (dB HL/y) and 500 Hz (dB HL/y) of those with GJB2 variants exhibited 3.1 ± 1.3 (range: 0 to 15) and 5.2 ± 1.6 (range: 0 to 20), respectively, suggesting the deterioration of residual hearing in GJB2 variants was rather slow and gradual. Specifically, GJB2 p.Leu79Cysfs*3 show less remarkable residual hearing at low frequencies, but then a relatively stable nature. In contrast, SLC26A4 variants demonstrated a significantly higher dropout rate due to severe hearing deterioration requiring cochlear implantation compared with the GJB2 variants. This trend was observed not only in the first-year follow-up period but also in the follow-up periods thereafter. The p.His723Arg;c.919-2A>G genotype of SLC26A4, in particular, was associated with a high propensity for sudden hearing deterioration, as indicated by the dropout rate, which was as high as 46.2% for cochlear implantation due to hearing deterioration during the first year follow-up period. Furthermore, the dropout rate for cochlear implantation was observed in 7.1% of those with GJB2 variants (one out of 14 ears) and 30.3% of those with SLC26A4 variants (10 out of 33 ears) throughout the entire follow-up period. CONCLUSIONS Our results suggest that there is a difference with respect to the progressive nature of residual hearing at low frequencies between the two most common genes responsible for hearing loss, which may provide clinical implications of having individualized rehabilitation and timely intervention.
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Ramzan M, Bashir R, Salman M, Mujtaba G, Sobreira N, Witmer PD, Naz S. Spectrum of genetic variants in moderate to severe sporadic hearing loss in Pakistan. Sci Rep 2020; 10:11902. [PMID: 32681043 PMCID: PMC7368073 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-020-68779-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/11/2020] [Accepted: 04/09/2020] [Indexed: 01/18/2023] Open
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Hearing loss affects 380 million people worldwide due to environmental or genetic causes. Determining the cause of deafness in individuals without previous family history of hearing loss is challenging and has been relatively unexplored in Pakistan. We investigated the spectrum of genetic variants in hearing loss in a cohort of singleton affected individuals born to consanguineous parents. Twenty-one individuals with moderate to severe hearing loss were recruited. We performed whole-exome sequencing on DNA samples from the participants, which identified seventeen variants in ten known deafness genes and one novel candidate gene. All identified variants were homozygous except for two. Eleven of the variants were novel, including one multi-exonic homozygous deletion in OTOA. A missense variant in ESRRB was implicated for recessively inherited moderate to severe hearing loss. Two individuals were heterozygous for variants in MYO7A and CHD7, respectively, consistent with de novo variants or dominant inheritance with incomplete penetrance as the reason for their hearing loss. Our results indicate that similar to familial cases of deafness, variants in a large number of genes are responsible for moderate to severe hearing loss in sporadic individuals born to consanguineous couples.
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- Memoona Ramzan
- School of Biological Sciences, University of the Punjab, Quaid-i-Azam campus, Lahore, 54590, Pakistan
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- School of Biological Sciences, University of the Punjab, Quaid-i-Azam campus, Lahore, 54590, Pakistan.,Department of Biotechnology, Lahore College for Women University, Lahore, Pakistan
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- School of Biological Sciences, University of the Punjab, Quaid-i-Azam campus, Lahore, 54590, Pakistan.,Virtual University of Pakistan, Lahore, Pakistan
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- School of Biological Sciences, University of the Punjab, Quaid-i-Azam campus, Lahore, 54590, Pakistan.,Institute of Nuclear Medicine and Oncology (INMOL), Lahore, Pakistan
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- McKusick-Nathans Department of Genetic Medicine, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD, USA
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- McKusick-Nathans Department of Genetic Medicine, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD, USA.,Johns Hopkins Genomics, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD, USA
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- School of Biological Sciences, University of the Punjab, Quaid-i-Azam campus, Lahore, 54590, Pakistan.
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Prelingual Sensorineural Hearing Loss Caused by a Novel GJB2 Dominant Mutation in a Chinese Family. BIOMED RESEARCH INTERNATIONAL 2020; 2020:6370386. [PMID: 32090102 PMCID: PMC6996670 DOI: 10.1155/2020/6370386] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/23/2019] [Revised: 12/19/2019] [Accepted: 12/30/2019] [Indexed: 11/17/2022]
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Background GJB2 mutation is the most common cause of genetic deafness. Many pathogenic variations have already been identified, and thus, fewer and fewer novel pathogenic variations remain to be identified. Here, we describe a novel pathogenic variation associated with dominant hereditary deafness in a Chinese family. Methods In this study, we examined four generations of a Chinese family (M127) with hearing loss. Temporal CT scan, complete physical examination (including skin and hair), and audiological tests were performed. Targeted next-generation and Sanger sequencing were used to identify pathogenic mutations in affected individuals. Results All patients exhibited prelingual nonsyndromic sensorineural hearing loss, with severity ranging from moderate to severe. A novel dominant pathogenic variant c.205T > C (p.Phe69Leu) was identified in all patients in this family. Conclusions c.205T > C (p.Phe69Leu) was identified as a novel dominant pathogenic variant of GJB2 associated with prelingual nonsyndromic sensorineural hearing loss.GJB2 mutation is the most common cause of genetic deafness. Many pathogenic variations have already been identified, and thus, fewer and fewer novel pathogenic variations remain to be identified. Here, we describe a novel pathogenic variation associated with dominant hereditary deafness in a Chinese family.
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Wen C, Wang S, Zhao X, Wang X, Wang X, Cheng X, Huang L. Mutation analysis of the SLC26A4 gene in three Chinese families. Biosci Trends 2019; 13:441-447. [PMID: 31656273 DOI: 10.5582/bst.2019.01282] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/05/2022]
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In order to investigate the genetic causes of hearing loss in a Chinese proband (in Family A) with enlarged vestibular aqueduct (EVA) and to investigate the genotype of two Chinese probands with SLC26A4 singe-allelic mutation and normal hearing (in Families B and C, respectively), the three probands and their parents were clinically and genetically evaluated. Twenty exons and flanking splice sites of the SLC26A4 gene were screened for pathogenic mutations via amplification with PCR and bidirectional sequencing. As controls, a group of 400 healthy newborns from the same ethnic background underwent SLC26A4 gene screening using the same method. The three probands all harbored two mutations in the SLC26A4 gene in the form of compound heterozygosity. The genotypes of mutations in Families A, B, and C are c.1211C>A/c.919-2A>G, c.1729G>A/c.919-2A>G, and c.1286C>A/c.919-2A>G, respectively. The missense mutations c.1211C>A (p.T430Q) in exon 10 and c.1729G>A (p.V577I) in exon 16 are both reported for the first time and were absent in 400 healthy newborns. c.1211C>A has Glutamine (Gln) at amino acid 430 instead of Threonine (Thr), and c.1729G>A has Isoleucine (Ile) at amino acid 577 instead of Valine (Val). c.1286C>A, a mutation previously reported in DVD and HGMD, was associated with Mondini deformity, but a proband with the c.1286C>A mutation in this study was normal. This study has demonstrated that the novel missense mutation c.1211C>A in compound heterozygosity with c.919-2A>G in the SLC26A4 gene is likely to be the cause of deafness in Family A. A novel variant, c.1729G>A, was identified and is likely benign. The pathogenicity of the c.1286C>A mutation warrants more in-depth study. These findings will broaden the spectrum of known SLC26A4 mutations in the Chinese population, providing more information for genetic counseling and diagnosis of hearing loss with EVA.
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- Cheng Wen
- Beijing Tongren Hospital, Capital Medical University; Beijing Institute of Otolaryngology; Key Laboratory of Otolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery, Ministry of Education, Beijing, China
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- No. 731 Hospital of China Aerospace Science and Industry Corp, Beijing, China
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- Beijing Tongren Hospital, Capital Medical University; Beijing Institute of Otolaryngology; Key Laboratory of Otolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery, Ministry of Education, Beijing, China
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- Beijing Tongren Hospital, Capital Medical University; Beijing Institute of Otolaryngology; Key Laboratory of Otolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery, Ministry of Education, Beijing, China
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- Beijing Tongren Hospital, Capital Medical University; Beijing Institute of Otolaryngology; Key Laboratory of Otolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery, Ministry of Education, Beijing, China
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- Beijing Tongren Hospital, Capital Medical University; Beijing Institute of Otolaryngology; Key Laboratory of Otolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery, Ministry of Education, Beijing, China
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- Beijing Tongren Hospital, Capital Medical University; Beijing Institute of Otolaryngology; Key Laboratory of Otolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery, Ministry of Education, Beijing, China
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Zhao X, Cheng X, Huang L, Wang X, Wen C, Wang X, Zhao L. Analysis of mutations in the FOXI1 and KCNJ10 genes in infants with a single-allele SLC26A4 mutation. Biosci Trends 2019; 13:261-266. [PMID: 31243244 DOI: 10.5582/bst.2019.01142] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/05/2022]
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The current study investigated how the FOXI1 and KCNJ10 genes were affected in infants with a single-allele mutation in the SLC26A4 gene, and it determined the audiological phenotypes of infants with double heterozygous mutations (DHMs) in the three genes. Subjects were 562 infants with a single-allele SLC26A4 mutation detected during neonatal deafness genetic screening; the infants were seen as outpatients by Otology at Beijing Tongren Hospital. All subjects underwent SLC26A4 sequencing. Twenty infants had a second-allele variant while the remaining 542 had an SLC26A4 single-allele mutation. Infants also underwent FOXI1 and KCNJ10 sequencing. All patients with double heterozygous mutations in the aforementioned genes underwent an audiological evaluation and a limited imaging study; variants and audiological phenotypes were analyzed. Of 562 patients, 20 had SLC26A4 bi-allelic mutations; 8 carried single mutations in both SLC26A4 and KCNJ10. No pathogenic mutations in the FOXI1 gene were found. Four missense mutations in KCNJ10 were detected, including c.812G>A, c.800A>G, c.53G>A, and c.1042C>T. Eight individuals with a DHMs all passed universal newborn hearing screening, and all were found to have normal hearing. These data suggest that individuals with an SLC26A4 single-allele mutation, combined with FOXI1 or KCNJ10 gene mutations, do not suffer hearing loss during infancy, though this finding is worthy of further follow-up and in-depth discussion.
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- Xuelei Zhao
- Beijing Tongren Hospital, Capital Medical University.,Beijing Institute of Otolaryngology.,Key Laboratory of Otolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery, Ministry of Education
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- Beijing Tongren Hospital, Capital Medical University.,Beijing Institute of Otolaryngology.,Key Laboratory of Otolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery, Ministry of Education
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- Beijing Tongren Hospital, Capital Medical University.,Beijing Institute of Otolaryngology.,Key Laboratory of Otolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery, Ministry of Education
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- Beijing Tongren Hospital, Capital Medical University.,Beijing Institute of Otolaryngology.,Key Laboratory of Otolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery, Ministry of Education
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- Beijing Tongren Hospital, Capital Medical University.,Beijing Institute of Otolaryngology.,Key Laboratory of Otolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery, Ministry of Education
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- Beijing Tongren Hospital, Capital Medical University.,Beijing Institute of Otolaryngology.,Key Laboratory of Otolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery, Ministry of Education
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- Beijing Tongren Hospital, Capital Medical University.,Beijing Institute of Otolaryngology.,Key Laboratory of Otolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery, Ministry of Education
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Jiang H, Niu Y, Qu L, Huang X, Zhu X, Tang G. A novel compound heterozygous mutation in the GJB2 gene is associated with non-syndromic hearing loss in a Chinese family. Biosci Trends 2019; 12:470-475. [PMID: 30473554 DOI: 10.5582/bst.2018.01156] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/05/2022]
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Autosomal recessive (AR) non-syndromic hearing loss (NSHL) is the most common form of hereditary deafness. Mutations in the gap junction protein beta 2 (GJB2) gene encoding connexin 26 (Cx26) account for about 50% of cases of ARNSHL. In the current study, a combination of exome sequencing and Sanger sequencing in a Chinese Dong family with ARNSHL allowed identification of a novel compound heterozygous mutation c.240G>C(p. Q80H)/C.109G>A(p.V37I) in exon 2 of the GJB2 gene, which co-segregated with the disease phenotype in this family and was not evident in 100 healthy controls. Bioinformatic analysis revealed that the two mutations in the GJB2 gene were probably pathogenic. Results indicated that the compound heterozygous variants, p.Q80H and p.V37I, in the GJB2 gene are associated with ARNSHL. The Q80H variant was initially identified in patients of Dong Chinese origin with NSHL. The current results broaden the spectrum of GJB2 mutations responsible for NSHL and have important implications for molecular diagnosis, treatment, and genetic counseling for this family.
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- Haiou Jiang
- Department of Cellular Biology and Genetics, Hunan Provincial Key Laboratory of Dong Medicine, Hunan University of Medicine
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- Department of Cellular Biology and Genetics, Hunan Provincial Key Laboratory of Dong Medicine, Hunan University of Medicine
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- Department of Cellular Biology and Genetics, Hunan Provincial Key Laboratory of Dong Medicine, Hunan University of Medicine
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- Department of Cellular Biology and Genetics, Hunan Provincial Key Laboratory of Dong Medicine, Hunan University of Medicine
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- Department of Cellular Biology and Genetics, Hunan Provincial Key Laboratory of Dong Medicine, Hunan University of Medicine
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- Department of Cellular Biology and Genetics, Hunan Provincial Key Laboratory of Dong Medicine, Hunan University of Medicine
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Han JJ, Nguyen PD, Oh DY, Han JH, Kim AR, Kim MY, Park HR, Tran LH, Dung NH, Koo JW, Lee JH, Oh SH, Anh Vu H, Choi BY. Elucidation of the unique mutation spectrum of severe hearing loss in a Vietnamese pediatric population. Sci Rep 2019; 9:1604. [PMID: 30733538 PMCID: PMC6367484 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-018-38245-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/09/2018] [Accepted: 12/17/2018] [Indexed: 11/09/2022] Open
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The mutational spectrum of deafness in Indochina Peninsula, including Vietnam, remains mostly undetermined. This significantly hampers the progress toward establishing an effective genetic screening method and early customized rehabilitation modalities for hearing loss. In this study, we evaluated the genetic profile of severe-to-profound hearing loss in a Vietnamese pediatric population using a hierarchical genetic analysis protocol that screened 11 known deafness-causing variants, followed by massively parallel sequencing targeting 129 deafness-associated genes. Eighty-seven children with isolated severe-to-profound non-syndromic hearing loss without family history were included. The overall molecular diagnostic yield was estimated to be 31.7%. The mutational spectrum for severe-to-profound non-syndromic hearing loss in our Vietnamese population was unique: The most prevalent variants resided in the MYO15A gene (7.2%), followed by GJB2 (6.9%), MYO7A (5.5%), SLC26A4 (4.6%), TMC1 (1.8%), ESPN (1.8%), POU3F4 (1.8%), MYH14 (1.8%), EYA1 (1.8%), and MR-RNR1 (1.1%). The unique spectrum of causative genes in the Vietnamese deaf population was similar to that in the southern Chinese deaf population. It is our hope that the mutation spectrum provided here could aid in establishing an efficient protocol for genetic analysis of severe-to-profound hearing loss and a customized screening kit for the Vietnamese population.
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- Jae Joon Han
- Department of Otorhinolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, Seoul National University Bundang Hospital, Seongnam, Korea
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- Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Children's Hospital 1, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam
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- Department of Otorhinolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, Seoul National University Bundang Hospital, Seongnam, Korea
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- Department of Otorhinolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, Seoul National University Bundang Hospital, Seongnam, Korea
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- Biomedical Research Institute, Seoul National University Hospital, Seoul, Korea
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- Department of Otorhinolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, Seoul National University Bundang Hospital, Seongnam, Korea
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- Department of Otorhinolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, Seoul National University Bundang Hospital, Seongnam, Korea
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- Department of Otorhinolaryngology, University of Medicine and Pharmacy at Ho Chi Minh City, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam
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- Department of Otorhinolaryngology, University of Medicine and Pharmacy at Ho Chi Minh City, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam
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- Department of Otorhinolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, Seoul National University Bundang Hospital, Seongnam, Korea
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- Department of Otorhinolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, Seoul National University Hospital, Seoul, Korea
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- Department of Otorhinolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, Seoul National University Hospital, Seoul, Korea
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- Center for Molecular Biomedicine, University of Medicine and Pharmacy at Ho Chi Minh City, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam.
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- Department of Otorhinolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, Seoul National University Bundang Hospital, Seongnam, Korea.
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Zhao X, Cheng X, Huang L, Wang X, Wen C, Wang X. Novel compound heterozygous mutations in SLC26A4 gene in a Chinese family with enlarged vestibular aqueduct. Biosci Trends 2018; 12:502-506. [PMID: 30473558 DOI: 10.5582/bst.2018.01260] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/05/2022]
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In order to investigate the genetic causes of hearing loss in a Chinese proband with nonsyndromic hearing loss and enlarged vestibular aqueduct (EVA), we conducted clinical and genetic evaluations in a deaf proband and her parents with normal hearing. 20 exons and flanking splice sites of the SLC26A4 gene were screened for pathogenic mutations by PCR amplification and bidirectional sequencing. As a control, a group of 400 healthy newborns from the same ethnic background were subjected to SLC26A4 gene screening using the same method. The proband harbored two mutations in the SLC26A4 gene in the form of compound heterozygosity. She was found to be heterozygous for a novel mutation c.574delC (p.Leu192Ter) in exon 5 and for the known mutation c.919-2A>G(c.IVS7-2A>G). Her mother was a heterozygous carrier of the c.919-2A>G mutation, and her father was a heterozygous carrier of the c.574delC and therefore co-segregated with the genetic disease. The c.574delC mutation was absent in 400 healthy newborns. The frameshift mutation causes the leucine (Leu) at amino acid position 192 to become a termination codon, leading to termination of protein sequence coding. This study demonstrates that the novel frameshift mutation c.574delC (p.Leu192Ter) in compound heterozygosity with c.919-2A>G in the SLC26A4 gene is the main cause of deafness in a family. Our study will expand the spectrum of known SLC26A4 mutations in the Chinese population, providing more information on genetic counseling, and diagnosis in hearing loss with EVA.
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- Xuelei Zhao
- Beijing Tongren Hospital, Capital Medical University; Beijing Institute of Otolaryngology; Key Laboratory of Otolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery, Ministry of Education
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- Beijing Tongren Hospital, Capital Medical University; Beijing Institute of Otolaryngology; Key Laboratory of Otolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery, Ministry of Education
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- Beijing Tongren Hospital, Capital Medical University; Beijing Institute of Otolaryngology; Key Laboratory of Otolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery, Ministry of Education
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- Beijing Tongren Hospital, Capital Medical University; Beijing Institute of Otolaryngology; Key Laboratory of Otolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery, Ministry of Education
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- Beijing Tongren Hospital, Capital Medical University; Beijing Institute of Otolaryngology; Key Laboratory of Otolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery, Ministry of Education
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- Beijing Tongren Hospital, Capital Medical University; Beijing Institute of Otolaryngology; Key Laboratory of Otolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery, Ministry of Education
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Wang X, Huang L, Zhao X, Wang X, Cheng X, Du Y, Liu D. Children with GJB2 gene mutations have various audiological phenotypes. Biosci Trends 2018; 12:419-425. [PMID: 30146550 DOI: 10.5582/bst.2018.01159] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/05/2022]
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The current study retrospectively investigated variations in audiological phenotypes in children with GJB2 gene mutations. Subjects were 128 infants and young children who were seen as outpatients by Otology at Beijing Tongren Hospital from 2012 to 2018. Of the 128 subjects, 99 had biallelic truncating (T/T) mutations and 29 had truncating/nontruncating (T/NT) mutations. Genotypes, results of universal newborn hearing screening (UNHS), and the degree and symmetry of hearing loss were examined in the two groups. Twenty-two subjects (20.37%, 22/128) passed UNHS, including 13 children with T/T mutations and 9 with T/NT mutations. Of the 128 subjects, 22 had normal hearing, 2 had unilateral hearing loss, and 115 had bilateral hearing loss. Severe-to-profound hearing loss was the most prevalent phenotype in children with T/T mutations (73.23%), while normal hearing was prevalent in children with T/NT mutations (41.38%). Symmetrical hearing loss was the main phenotype in both groups, and the number of subjects with symmetrical hearing loss did not differ significantly between the two groups. Therefore, children with GJB2 gene mutations have phenotypic variability in terms of their results of UNHS and their degree and symmetry of hearing loss. Subjects with T/NT mutations of the GJB2 gene were more likely to pass UNHS and had milder hearing loss compared to those with T/T mutations. Symmetrical hearing loss was the main phenotype in the two groups, but 36.53% of children had bilateral asymmetric hearing loss. Parents of all subjects with sensorineural hearing loss were informed that their children may have a GJB2 mutation.
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- Xianlei Wang
- Beijing Tongren Hospital, Capital Medical University; Beijing Institute of Otolaryngology; Key Laboratory of Otolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery, Ministry of Education
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- Beijing Tongren Hospital, Capital Medical University; Beijing Institute of Otolaryngology; Key Laboratory of Otolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery, Ministry of Education
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- Beijing Tongren Hospital, Capital Medical University; Beijing Institute of Otolaryngology; Key Laboratory of Otolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery, Ministry of Education
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- Beijing Tongren Hospital, Capital Medical University; Beijing Institute of Otolaryngology; Key Laboratory of Otolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery, Ministry of Education
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- Beijing Tongren Hospital, Capital Medical University; Beijing Institute of Otolaryngology; Key Laboratory of Otolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery, Ministry of Education
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- Department of Anesthesiology, Peking University First Hospital
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- Beijing Tongren Hospital, Capital Medical University; Beijing Institute of Otolaryngology; Key Laboratory of Otolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery, Ministry of Education
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Kim SY, Kim AR, Kim NKD, Lee C, Han JH, Kim MY, Jeon EH, Park WY, Mittal R, Yan D, Liu XZ, Choi BY. Functional characterization of a novel loss-of-function mutation of PRPS1 related to early-onset progressive nonsyndromic hearing loss in Koreans (DFNX1): Potential implications on future therapeutic intervention. J Gene Med 2017; 18:353-358. [PMID: 27886419 DOI: 10.1002/jgm.2935] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/29/2016] [Accepted: 11/22/2016] [Indexed: 12/14/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND The symptoms of phosphoribosyl pyrophosphate synthetase 1 (PRPS1) deficiency diseases have been reported to be alleviated by medication. In the present study, we report biochemical data that favor PRPS1 deficiency-related hearing loss as a potential target for pharmaceutical treatment. METHODS We recruited 42 probands from subjects aged less than 15 years with a moderate degree of nonsyndromic autosomal-recessive or sporadic sensorineural hearing loss (SNHL) in at least one side. Molecular genetic testing, including targeted exome sequencing (TES) of 129 genes for deafness, and in silico prediction were performed. RESULTS A strong candidate variant (p.A82P) of PRPS1 is co-segregated with SNHL in X-linked recessive inheritance from one Korean multiplex SNHL family. Subsequent measurement of in vitro enzymatic activities of PRPS1 from erythrocytes of affected and unaffected family members, as well as unrelated normal controls, confirmed a pathogenic role of this variant. In detail, compared to normal hearing controls (0.23-0.26 nmol/ml/h), the proband, the affected sibling and their normal hearing mother demonstrated a significantly decreased PRPS1 enzymatic activity (0.07, 0.03 and 0.11 nmol/ml/h, respectively). This novel loss-of-function mutation of PRPS1 (p.A82P) is the ninth and sixth most reported mutation in the world and in Asia, respectively. CONCLUSIONS DFNX1 was found to account for approximately 2.4% (1/42) of moderate SNHL in a Korean pediatric population. Confirmation of PRPS1 activity deficiency and an audiologic phenotype that initially begins in a milder form of SNHL, as in our family, should indicate the need for rigorous genetic screening as early as possible.
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- So Young Kim
- Department of Otorhinolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, CHA Bundang Medical Center, CHA University, Seongnam, South Korea
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- Department of Otorhinolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, Seoul National University Hospital, Seoul National University College of Medicine, Seoul, South Korea
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- Samsung Genome Institute, Samsung Medical Center, Seoul, South Korea
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- Samsung Genome Institute, Samsung Medical Center, Seoul, South Korea.,Department of Health Sciences and Technology, SAIHST, Sungkyunkwan University, Suwon, South Korea
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- Department of Otorhinolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, Seoul National University Bundang Hospital, Seoul National University College of Medicine, Seongnam, South Korea
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- Department of Otorhinolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, Seoul National University Bundang Hospital, Seoul National University College of Medicine, Seongnam, South Korea
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- Department of Otorhinolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, Seoul National University Bundang Hospital, Seoul National University College of Medicine, Seongnam, South Korea
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- Samsung Genome Institute, Samsung Medical Center, Seoul, South Korea.,Department of Molecular Cell Biology, School of Medicine, Sungkyunkwan University, Seoul, South Korea
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- Department of Otolaryngology, University of Miami Miller School of Medicine, Miami, Florida, USA
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- Department of Otolaryngology, University of Miami Miller School of Medicine, Miami, Florida, USA
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- Department of Otolaryngology, University of Miami Miller School of Medicine, Miami, Florida, USA
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- Department of Otorhinolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, Seoul National University Bundang Hospital, Seoul National University College of Medicine, Seongnam, South Korea.,Wide River Institute of Immunology, Seoul National University College of Medicine, Hongcheon, South Korea
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del Castillo FJ, del Castillo I. DFNB1 Non-syndromic Hearing Impairment: Diversity of Mutations and Associated Phenotypes. Front Mol Neurosci 2017; 10:428. [PMID: 29311818 PMCID: PMC5743749 DOI: 10.3389/fnmol.2017.00428] [Citation(s) in RCA: 55] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/09/2017] [Accepted: 12/07/2017] [Indexed: 02/02/2023] Open
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The inner ear is a very complex sensory organ whose development and function depend on finely balanced interactions among diverse cell types. The many different kinds of inner ear supporting cells play the essential roles of providing physical and physiological support to sensory hair cells and of maintaining cochlear homeostasis. Appropriately enough, the gene most commonly mutated among subjects with hereditary hearing impairment (HI), GJB2, encodes the connexin-26 (Cx26) gap-junction channel protein that underlies both intercellular communication among supporting cells and homeostasis of the cochlear fluids, endolymph and perilymph. GJB2 lies at the DFNB1 locus on 13q12. The specific kind of HI associated with this locus is caused by recessively-inherited mutations that inactivate the two alleles of the GJB2 gene, either in homozygous or compound heterozygous states. We describe the many diverse classes of genetic alterations that result in DFNB1 HI, such as large deletions that either destroy the GJB2 gene or remove a regulatory element essential for GJB2 expression, point mutations that interfere with promoter function or splicing, and small insertions or deletions and nucleotide substitutions that target the GJB2 coding sequence. We focus on how these alterations disrupt GJB2 and Cx26 functions and on their different effects on cochlear development and physiology. We finally discuss the diversity of clinical features of DFNB1 HI as regards severity, age of onset, inner ear malformations and vestibular dysfunction, highlighting the areas where future research should be concentrated.
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- Francisco J. del Castillo
- Servicio de Genética, Hospital Universitario Ramón y Cajal, IRYCIS, Madrid, Spain
- Centro de Investigación Biomédica en Red de Enfermedades Raras (CIBERER), Madrid, Spain
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- Servicio de Genética, Hospital Universitario Ramón y Cajal, IRYCIS, Madrid, Spain
- Centro de Investigación Biomédica en Red de Enfermedades Raras (CIBERER), Madrid, Spain
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Han KH, Oh DY, Lee S, Lee C, Han JH, Kim MY, Park HR, Park MK, Kim NKD, Lee J, Yi E, Kim JM, Kim JW, Chae JH, Oh SH, Park WY, Choi BY. ATP1A3 mutations can cause progressive auditory neuropathy: a new gene of auditory synaptopathy. Sci Rep 2017; 7:16504. [PMID: 29184165 PMCID: PMC5705773 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-017-16676-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 37] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/03/2017] [Accepted: 11/16/2017] [Indexed: 12/21/2022] Open
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The etiologies and prevalence of sporadic, postlingual-onset, progressive auditory neuropathy spectrum disorder (ANSD) have rarely been documented. Thus, we aimed to evaluate the prevalence and molecular etiologies of these cases. Three out of 106 sporadic progressive hearing losses turned out to manifest ANSD. Through whole exome sequencing and subsequent bioinformatics analysis, two out of the three were found to share a de novo variant, p.E818K of ATP1A3, which had been reported to cause exclusively CAPOS (cerebellar ataxia, areflexia, pes cavus, optic atrophy, and sensorineural hearing loss) syndrome. However, hearing loss induced by CAPOS has never been characterized to date. Interestingly, the first proband did not manifest any features of CAPOS, except subclinical areflexia; however, the phenotypes of second proband was compatible with that of CAPOS, making this the first reported CAPOS allele in Koreans. This ANSD phenotype was compatible with known expression of ATP1A3 mainly in the synapse between afferent nerve and inner hair cells. Based on this, cochlear implantation (CI) was performed in the first proband, leading to remarkable benefits. Collectively, the de novo ATP1A3 variant can cause postlingual-onset auditory synaptopathy, making this gene a significant contributor to sporadic progressive ANSD and a biomarker ensuring favorable short-term CI outcomes.
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- Kyu-Hee Han
- Department of Otorhinolaryngology, National Medical Center, Seoul, Korea
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- Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Seoul National University Bundang Hospital, Seongnam, Korea
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- Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Seoul National University Bundang Hospital, Seongnam, Korea
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- Samsung Genome Institute, Samsung Medical Center, Seoul, Korea.,Department of Health Sciences and Technology, Samsung Advanced Institute for Health Sciences and Technology, Sungkyunkwan University, Seoul, Korea
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- Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Seoul National University Bundang Hospital, Seongnam, Korea
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- Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Seoul National University Bundang Hospital, Seongnam, Korea
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- Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Seoul National University Bundang Hospital, Seongnam, Korea
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- Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Seoul National University Hospital, Seoul, Korea
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- Samsung Genome Institute, Samsung Medical Center, Seoul, Korea
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- Division of Functional Food Research, Korea Food Research Institute (KFRI), Seongnam, Korea
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- College of Pharmacy and Natural Medicine Research Institute, Mokpo National University, Muan, Korea
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- Department of Neurology, Seoul National University Bundang Hospital, Seongnam, Korea
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- Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Seoul National University Bundang Hospital, Seongnam, Korea
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- Department of Pediatrics, Pediatric Clinical Neuroscience Center, Seoul National University Children's Hospital, Seoul, Korea
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- Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Seoul National University Hospital, Seoul, Korea
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- Samsung Genome Institute, Samsung Medical Center, Seoul, Korea.,Department of Health Sciences and Technology, Samsung Advanced Institute for Health Sciences and Technology, Sungkyunkwan University, Seoul, Korea.,Department of Molecular Cell Biology, School of Medicine, Sungkyunkwan University, Seoul, Korea
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- Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Seoul National University Bundang Hospital, Seongnam, Korea.
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Du Y, Huang L, Wang X, Cui Q, Cheng X, Zhao L, Ni T. Clinical data analysis of genotypes and phenotypes of deafness gene mutations in newborns: A retrospective study. Biosci Trends 2017; 11:460-468. [PMID: 28717060 DOI: 10.5582/bst.2017.01070] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/05/2022]
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We retrospectively analyzed newborns with deafness gene mutations and summarized the relationship between genotype and phenotype to provide a basis for genetic counseling. We studied 582 subjects positive for deafness gene mutations that were treated in the otology outpatient department of Beijing Tongren Hospital, Capital Medical University, between April 2012 and April 2016. The subjects were divided into 3 categories: a diagnosed group (group A), which was further subdivided into subgroups A1 (homozygous and compound heterozygous GJB2 mutations) and A2 (homozygous and compound heterozygous SLC26A4 mutations); a drug-induced deafness group (group B, mitochondrial (Mt) gene mutations); and a mutation carrier group (group C), which was further subdivided into the subgroups C1 (GJB2 heterozygous mutations), C2 (SLC26A4 heterozygous mutations), C3 (GJB3 heterozygous mutations), and C4 (double gene mutations). Partial sequences positive for GJB2 or SLC26A4 were sequenced and analyzed for mutations. Subjects underwent otoscopic examination and comprehensive audiological evaluation, and temporal bone computerized tomography and/or inner ear magnetic resonance imaging were performed. GJB2 235delC was the most common mutation locus. The highest proportion of deafness detected during universal newborn hearing screening was for drug-induced deafness, whereas the lowest was for the diagnosed group. GJB2 gene mutations mainly resulted in flat-type, profound-to-severe sensorineural hearing loss (SNHL). SLC26A4 gene mutation was mainly associated with high-frequency drop-type and profound-severe SNHL and was closely related to enlargement of the vestibular aqueduct.
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- Yating Du
- Beijing Tongren Hospital, Capital Medical University; Beijing Institute of Otolaryngology; Key Laboratory of Otolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery, Ministry of Education
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- Beijing Tongren Hospital, Capital Medical University; Beijing Institute of Otolaryngology; Key Laboratory of Otolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery, Ministry of Education
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- Beijing Tongren Hospital, Capital Medical University; Beijing Institute of Otolaryngology; Key Laboratory of Otolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery, Ministry of Education
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- Beijing Tongren Hospital, Capital Medical University; Beijing Institute of Otolaryngology; Key Laboratory of Otolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery, Ministry of Education.,Beijing Rehabilitation Hospital, Capital Medical University; Rehabilitation Centre of Otolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery
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- Beijing Tongren Hospital, Capital Medical University; Beijing Institute of Otolaryngology; Key Laboratory of Otolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery, Ministry of Education
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- Beijing Tongren Hospital, Capital Medical University; Beijing Institute of Otolaryngology; Key Laboratory of Otolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery, Ministry of Education
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- Beijing Tongren Hospital, Capital Medical University; Beijing Institute of Otolaryngology; Key Laboratory of Otolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery, Ministry of Education
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Chen Y, Hu L, Wang X, Sun C, Lin X, Li L, Mei L, Huang Z, Yang T, Wu H. Characterization of a knock-in mouse model of the homozygous p.V37I variant in Gjb2. Sci Rep 2016; 6:33279. [PMID: 27623246 PMCID: PMC5020688 DOI: 10.1038/srep33279] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/18/2016] [Accepted: 08/24/2016] [Indexed: 11/30/2022] Open
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The homozygous p.V37I variant in GJB2 is prevalent in East and Southeast Asians and may lead to mild-to-moderate hearing loss with reduced penetrance. To investigate the pathogenic mechanism underlying this variant, we generated a knock-in mouse model of homozygous p.V37I by an embryonic stem cell gene targeting method. Auditory brainstem response test showed that the knock-in mice developed progressive, mild-to-moderate hearing loss over the first 4–9 months. Overall no significant developmental and morphological abnormality was observed in the knock-in mouse cochlea, while confocal immunostaining and electron microscopic scanning revealed minor loss of the outer hair cells. Gene expression microarray analysis identified 105 up-regulated and 43 down-regulated genes in P5 knock-in mouse cochleae (P < 0.05 adjusted by the Benjamini & Hochberg method), among which four top candidate genes with the highest fold-changes or implication to deafness Fcer1g, Nnmt and Lars2 and Cuedc1 were verified by quantitative real-time PCR. Our study demonstrated that the homozygous p.V37I knock-in mouse modeled the hearing phenotype of the human patients and can serve as a useful animal model for further studies. The differentially expressed genes identified in this study may shed new insights into the understanding of the pathogenic mechanism and the phenotypic modification of homozygous p.V37I.
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- Ying Chen
- Department of Otorhinolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, Shanghai Ninth People's Hospital, Shanghai Jiaotong University School of Medicine, Shanghai, China.,Ear Institute, Shanghai Jiaotong University, Shanghai, China.,Shanghai Key Laboratory of Translational Medicine on Ear and Nose Diseases, Shanghai, China.,Department of Otorhinolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, Xinhua Hospital, Shanghai Jiaotong University School of Medicine, Shanghai, China
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- Ear Institute, Shanghai Jiaotong University, Shanghai, China.,Shanghai Key Laboratory of Translational Medicine on Ear and Nose Diseases, Shanghai, China.,Department of Otorhinolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, Xinhua Hospital, Shanghai Jiaotong University School of Medicine, Shanghai, China
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- Ear Institute, Shanghai Jiaotong University, Shanghai, China.,Shanghai Key Laboratory of Translational Medicine on Ear and Nose Diseases, Shanghai, China.,Department of Otorhinolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, Xinhua Hospital, Shanghai Jiaotong University School of Medicine, Shanghai, China
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- Ear Institute, Shanghai Jiaotong University, Shanghai, China.,Shanghai Key Laboratory of Translational Medicine on Ear and Nose Diseases, Shanghai, China.,Department of Otorhinolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, Xinhua Hospital, Shanghai Jiaotong University School of Medicine, Shanghai, China
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- Ear Institute, Shanghai Jiaotong University, Shanghai, China.,Shanghai Key Laboratory of Translational Medicine on Ear and Nose Diseases, Shanghai, China.,Department of Otorhinolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, Xinhua Hospital, Shanghai Jiaotong University School of Medicine, Shanghai, China
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- Ear Institute, Shanghai Jiaotong University, Shanghai, China.,Shanghai Key Laboratory of Translational Medicine on Ear and Nose Diseases, Shanghai, China.,Department of Otorhinolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, Xinhua Hospital, Shanghai Jiaotong University School of Medicine, Shanghai, China
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- Ear Institute, Shanghai Jiaotong University, Shanghai, China.,Shanghai Key Laboratory of Translational Medicine on Ear and Nose Diseases, Shanghai, China.,Department of Otorhinolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, Xinhua Hospital, Shanghai Jiaotong University School of Medicine, Shanghai, China
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- Ear Institute, Shanghai Jiaotong University, Shanghai, China.,Shanghai Key Laboratory of Translational Medicine on Ear and Nose Diseases, Shanghai, China.,Department of Otorhinolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, Xinhua Hospital, Shanghai Jiaotong University School of Medicine, Shanghai, China
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- Ear Institute, Shanghai Jiaotong University, Shanghai, China.,Shanghai Key Laboratory of Translational Medicine on Ear and Nose Diseases, Shanghai, China.,Department of Otorhinolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, Xinhua Hospital, Shanghai Jiaotong University School of Medicine, Shanghai, China
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- Department of Otorhinolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, Shanghai Ninth People's Hospital, Shanghai Jiaotong University School of Medicine, Shanghai, China.,Ear Institute, Shanghai Jiaotong University, Shanghai, China.,Shanghai Key Laboratory of Translational Medicine on Ear and Nose Diseases, Shanghai, China.,Department of Otorhinolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, Xinhua Hospital, Shanghai Jiaotong University School of Medicine, Shanghai, China
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Han KH, Kim AR, Kim MY, Ahn S, Oh SH, Song JH, Choi BY. Establishment of a Flexible Real-Time Polymerase Chain Reaction-Based Platform for Detecting Prevalent Deafness Mutations Associated with Variable Degree of Sensorineural Hearing Loss in Koreans. PLoS One 2016; 11:e0161756. [PMID: 27583405 PMCID: PMC5008798 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0161756] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/30/2016] [Accepted: 08/11/2016] [Indexed: 11/19/2022] Open
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Many cutting-edge technologies based on next-generation sequencing (NGS) have been employed to identify candidate variants responsible for sensorineural hearing loss (SNHL). However, these methods have limitations preventing their wide clinical use for primary screening, in that they remain costly and it is not always suitable to analyze massive amounts of data. Several different DNA chips have been developed for screening prevalent mutations at a lower cost. However, most of these platforms do not offer the flexibility to add or remove target mutations, thereby limiting their wider use in a field that requires frequent updates. Therefore, we aimed to establish a simpler and more flexible molecular diagnostic platform based on ethnicity-specific mutation spectrums of SNHL, which would enable bypassing unnecessary filtering steps in a substantial portion of cases. In addition, we expanded the screening platform to cover varying degrees of SNHL. With this aim, we selected 11 variants of 5 genes (GJB2, SLC26A4, MTRNR1, TMPRSS3, and CDH23) showing high prevalence with varying degrees in Koreans and developed the U-TOP™ HL Genotyping Kit, a real-time PCR-based method using the MeltingArray technique and peptide nucleic acid probes. The results of 271 DNA samples with wild type sequences or mutations in homo- or heterozygote form were compared between the U-TOP™ HL Genotyping Kit and Sanger sequencing. The positive and negative predictive values were 100%, and this method showed perfect agreement with Sanger sequencing, with a Kappa value of 1.00. The U-TOP™ HL Genotyping Kit showed excellent performance in detecting varying degrees and phenotypes of SNHL mutations in both homozygote and heterozygote forms, which are highly prevalent in the Korean population. This platform will serve as a useful and cost-effective first-line screening tool for varying degrees of genetic SNHL and facilitate genome-based personalized hearing rehabilitation for the Korean population.
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- Kyu-Hee Han
- Department of Otorhinolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, National Medical Center, Seoul, Korea
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- Department of Otorhinolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, Seoul National University Bundang Hospital, Seoul National University College of Medicine, Seongnam, Korea
- Biomedical Research Institute, Seoul National University Hospital, Seoul, Korea
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- Department of Otorhinolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, Seoul National University Bundang Hospital, Seoul National University College of Medicine, Seongnam, Korea
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- Medical Research Collaborating Center, Seoul National University Bundang Hospital, Seongnam, Korea
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- Department of Otorhinolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, Seoul National University Hospital, Seoul National University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea
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- Department of Otorhinolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, National Medical Center, Seoul, Korea
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- Department of Otorhinolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, Seoul National University Bundang Hospital, Seoul National University College of Medicine, Seongnam, Korea
- Wide River Institute of Immunology, Seoul National University College of Medicine, Hongcheon, Korea
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Du Y, Huang L, Cheng X, Zhao L, Ruan Y, Ni T. Analysis of p.V37I compound heterozygous mutations in the GJB2 gene in Chinese infants and young children. Biosci Trends 2016; 10:220-6. [PMID: 27350192 DOI: 10.5582/bst.2016.01096] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/05/2022]
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The p.V37I (c.109G>A) mutation in the GJB2 gene is the common frequent cause of congenital deafness; however, its pathogenicity is debated. The present study investigated the prevalence of p.V37I in Chinese infants and young children and associated clinical characteristics. The subjects of the present study were screened for mutations in GJB2 (235delC, 299delAT, 176dell6, 35delG), SLC26A4 (IVS7-2A>G, 2168A>G), GJB3 (538C>T), and in the mitochondrial 12S rRNA gene (1555A>G, 1494C>T). Subjects with p.V37I underwent an audiological evaluation. GJB2 exon sequencing revealed that 20 subjects had p.V37I compound heterozygous mutations, one of whom had a family history; the mutations included c.235delC/p.V37I (n = 12), c.299AT/p.V37I (n = 7), and c.176del16/p.V37I (n = 1). Of the 20 subjects, 12 were referred for Universal Newborn Hearing Screening (UNHS). Nine of the 20 subjects had mild hearing loss in the better ear and 5 had moderate hearing loss in the better ear while 4 had normal hearing. Among subjects with the c.235delC/p.V37I mutation, 5 had mild hearing loss and 2 had moderate hearing loss while 3 had normal hearing. Among subjects with the c.299AT/p.V37I mutation, 3 had mld hearing loss and 3 had moderate hearing loss while 1 had normal hearing. One subject with the c.176del16/p.V37I mutation had mild hearing loss. Few studies have reported on the clinical characteristics of Chinese infants with p.V37I compound heterozygous mutations identified via screening for deafness genes and GJB2 sequencing. The c.235delC/p.V37I mutation was the most prevalent mutation found in subjects. The degree of hearing loss associated with p.V37I compound heterozygous mutations was mainly mild to moderate.
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- Yating Du
- Beijing Tongren Hospital, Capital Medical University
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Wu CC, Tsai CH, Hung CC, Lin YH, Lin YH, Huang FL, Tsao PN, Su YN, Lee YL, Hsieh WS, Hsu CJ. Newborn genetic screening for hearing impairment: a population-based longitudinal study. Genet Med 2016; 19:6-12. [DOI: 10.1038/gim.2016.66] [Citation(s) in RCA: 40] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/06/2016] [Accepted: 04/12/2016] [Indexed: 12/11/2022] Open
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Update of the spectrum of GJB2 gene mutations in 152 Moroccan families with autosomal recessive nonsyndromic hearing loss. Eur J Med Genet 2016; 59:325-9. [PMID: 27169813 DOI: 10.1016/j.ejmg.2016.05.002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/15/2015] [Revised: 04/26/2016] [Accepted: 05/04/2016] [Indexed: 12/17/2022]
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Deafness is one of the most common genetic diseases in humans and is subject to important genetic heterogeneity. The most common cause of non syndromic hearing loss (NSHL) is mutations in the GJB2 gene. This study aims to update and evaluate the spectrum of GJB2 allele variants in 152 Moroccan multiplex families with non syndromic hearing loss. Seven different mutations were detected: c.35delG, p.V37I, p.E47X, p.G200R, p.Del120E, p.R75Q, the last three mutations were described for the first time in Moroccan deaf patients, in addition to a novel nonsense mutation, the c.385G>T which is not referenced in any database. Sixty six families (43.42%) have mutations in the coding region of GJB2, while the homozygous c.35delG mutation still to date the most represented 51/152 (33.55%). The analysis of the geographical distribution of mutations located in GJB2 gene showed more allelic heterogeneity in the north and center compared to the south of Morocco. Our results showed that the GJB2 gene is a major contributor to non syndromic hearing loss in Morocco. Thus, this report of the GJB2 mutations spectrum all over Morocco has an important implication for establishing a suitable molecular diagnosis.
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Kim SY, Kim AR, Kim NKD, Lee C, Kim MY, Jeon EH, Park WY, Choi BY. Unraveling of Enigmatic Hearing-Impaired GJB2 Single Heterozygotes by Massive Parallel Sequencing: DFNB1 or Not? Medicine (Baltimore) 2016; 95:e3029. [PMID: 27057829 PMCID: PMC4998745 DOI: 10.1097/md.0000000000003029] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022] Open
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The molecular etiology of nonsyndromic sensorineural hearing loss (SNHL) in subjects with only one detectable autosomal recessive GJB2 mutation is unclear. Here, we report GJB2 single heterozygotes with various final genetic diagnoses and suggest appropriate diagnostic strategies. A total of 160 subjects with SNHL without phenotypic markers were screened for GJB2 mutations. Single-nucleotide variants or structural variations within the DFNB1 locus or in other deafness genes were examined by Sanger sequencing, breakpoint PCR, and targeted exome sequencing (TES) of 129 deafness genes. We identified 27 subjects with two mutations and 10 subjects with only one detectable mutation in GJB2. The detection rate of the single GJB2 mutation among the 160 SNHL subjects in the present study (6.25%) was higher than 2.58% in normal hearing controls in Korean. The DFNB1 was clearly excluded as a molecular etiology in four (40%) subjects: other recessive deafness genes (N = 3) accounted for SNHL and the causative gene for the other non-DFNB1 subject (N = 1) was not identified. The etiology of additional two subjects was potentially explained by digenic etiology (N = 2) of GJB2 with MITF and GJB3, respectively. The contribution of the single GJB2 mutation in the four remaining subjects is unclear. Comprehensive diagnostic testing including TES is prerequisite for understanding GJB2 single heterozygotes.
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- So Young Kim
- From the Department of Otorhinolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, CHA medical center, CHA university, Seongnam (SYK), Department of Otorhinolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery (SYK, ARK), Seoul National University Hospital, Seoul National University College of Medicine; Samsung Genome Institue (NKDK, CL), Samsung Medical Center, Seoul, Korea; Department of Health Sciences and Technology (CL), SAIHST, Sungkyunkwan University, Seobu-ro, Jangan-gu, Suwon, Republic of Korea; Department of Otorhinolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery (MYK, E-HJ, BYC), Seoul National University Bundang Hospital, Seoul National University College of Medicine, Seongnam; Samsung Genome Institute (W-YP), Samsung Medical Center; Department of Molecular Cell Biology, School of Medicine (W-YP), Sungkyunkwan University; Sensory Organ Research Institute (BYC), Seoul National University Medical Research Center, Seoul, Korea; and Wide River Institute of Immunology (BYC), Seoul National University College of Medicine, Hongcheon, Republic of Korea
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Targeted Exome Sequencing of Deafness Genes After Failure of Auditory Phenotype-Driven Candidate Gene Screening. Otol Neurotol 2016; 36:1096-102. [PMID: 25830873 DOI: 10.1097/mao.0000000000000747] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/25/2022]
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OBJECTIVE To demonstrate the efficacy and advantages of targeted exome sequencing (TES) of known deafness genes in cases with failed or misleading auditory phenotype-driven candidate gene screening. STUDY DESIGN Prospective cohort survey. SETTING Otolaryngology department of a tertiary referral hospital. PATIENTS Six hearing-impaired probands with seemingly non-syndromic features from six deaf families were enrolled in this study after failure of genetic diagnosis using auditory phenotype-driven candidate gene screening. INTERVENTION TES of known deafness genes was performed in the six probands, and a final causative variant was pursued using subsequent filtering steps. MAIN OUTCOME MEASURE Potential causative variants determined using TES were confirmed by previously introduced filtering steps. RESULTS We detected causative variants in three (50%) of six families, and these variants were in the COCH, PAX3, and GJB2 genes. Additionally, we also recapitulated the recent finding from other report arguing for the non-pathogenic potential of MYO1A variant. CONCLUSIONS TES of a deafness panel provides a comprehensive genetic screening tool that can be implemented without being misled by the audiogram configuration information and can complement incomplete clinical physical examinations. In addition, the secondary incidental finding obtained by TES contributes useful information regarding the deafness field.
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Huang Y, Yang XL, Chen WX, Duan B, Lu P, Wang Y, Xu ZM. Prevalence of p.V37I variant of GJB2 among Chinese infants with mild or moderate hearing loss. Int J Clin Exp Med 2015; 8:21674-21678. [PMID: 26885124 PMCID: PMC4723969] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/25/2015] [Accepted: 10/16/2015] [Indexed: 06/05/2023]
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GJB2 accounts for more than 80% of recessive forms of hereditary hearing loss (HL); however, the correlation between the p.V37I variant of GJB2 and hearing phenotype is controversial. This study aimed to investigate the clinical and epidemiological characteristics of the p.V37I variant in sensorineural hearing loss in Chinese infants (0-3 months). Hearing and gene tests were conducted in 300 infants (aged 0-3 months) with sensorineural hearing impairment and 484 normal infants (aged 0-3 months). Among the 300 hearing-impaired infants, 16 (5.33%) exhibited homozygous p.V37I variation and 7 (2.34%) showed a compound-heterozygous p.V37I variation, whereas no homozygous p.V37I (0%) or compound-heterozygous p.V37I (0%) condition was found among the 484 normal infants. The hearing impairment ranged from mild to profound in all patients exhibiting the homozygous p.V37I or the compound-heterozygous p.V37I condition, although most patients (61.54%) exhibit mild or moderate HL. Our results indicated that the p.V37I variation of GJB2 mutation is mainly associated with mild or moderate hearing impairment. Therefore, otolaryngologists should also screen the p.V37I variant of GJB2 in patients with mild or moderate HL.
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- Yue Huang
- Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, Children's Hospital of Fudan University Shanghai, China
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- Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, Children's Hospital of Fudan University Shanghai, China
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- Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, Children's Hospital of Fudan University Shanghai, China
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- Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, Children's Hospital of Fudan University Shanghai, China
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- Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, Children's Hospital of Fudan University Shanghai, China
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- Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, Children's Hospital of Fudan University Shanghai, China
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- Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, Children's Hospital of Fudan University Shanghai, China
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Kim SY, Kim AR, Kim NKD, Kim MY, Jeon EH, Kim BJ, Han YE, Chang MY, Park WY, Choi BY. Strong founder effect of p.P240L in CDH23 in Koreans and its significant contribution to severe-to-profound nonsyndromic hearing loss in a Korean pediatric population. J Transl Med 2015; 13:263. [PMID: 26264712 PMCID: PMC4534105 DOI: 10.1186/s12967-015-0624-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/02/2015] [Accepted: 07/30/2015] [Indexed: 11/10/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND Despite the prevalence of CDH23 mutations in East Asians, its large size hinders investigation. The pathologic mutation p.P240L in CDH23 is common in East Asians. However, whether this mutation represents a common founder or a mutational hot spot is unclear. The prevalence of CDH23 mutations with prelingual severe-to-profound sporadic or autosomal recessive sensorineural hearing loss (arSNHL) is unknown in Koreans. METHODS From September 2010 to October 2014, children with severe-to-profound sporadic or arSNHL without phenotypic markers, and their families, were tested for mutations in connexins GJB2, GJB6 and GJB3. Sanger sequencing of CDH23 p.P240L was performed on connexin-negative samples without enlarged vestibular aqueducts (EVA), followed by targeted resequencing of 129 deafness genes, including CDH23, unless p.P240L homozygotes were detected in the first screening. Four p.P240L-allele-linked STR markers were genotyped in 40 normal-hearing control subjects, and the p.P240L carriers in the hearing-impaired cohort, to identify the haplotypes. RESULTS Four (3.1 %) of 128 children carried two CDH23 mutant alleles, and SLC26A4 and GJB2 accounted for 18.0 and 17.2 %, respectively. All four children showed profound nonsyndromic SNHL with minimal residual hearing. Interestingly, all had at least one p.P240L mutant allele. Analysis of p.P240L-linked STR markers in these children and other postlingual hearing-impaired adults carrying p.P240L revealed that p.P240L was mainly carried on a single haplotype. CONCLUSIONS p.P240L contributed significantly to Korean pediatric severe arSNHL with a strong founder effect, with implications for future phylogenetic studies. Screening for p.P240L as a first step in GJB2-negative arSNHL Koreans without EVA is recommended.
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- So Young Kim
- Department of Otorhinolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, Seoul National University Hospital, Seoul National University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea.
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- Department of Otorhinolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, Seoul National University Hospital, Seoul National University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea.
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- Samsung Genome Institute, Samsung Medical Center, Seoul, Korea.
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- Department of Otorhinolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, Seoul National University Bundang Hospital, Seoul National University College of Medicine, 300 Gumi-dong, Bundang-gu, Seongnam, 463-707, Korea.
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- Department of Otorhinolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, Seoul National University Bundang Hospital, Seoul National University College of Medicine, 300 Gumi-dong, Bundang-gu, Seongnam, 463-707, Korea.
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- Department of Otorhinolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, Dankook University Hospital, Cheonan, Korea.
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- Department of Otorhinolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, Seoul National University Hospital, Seoul National University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea.
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- Department of Otorhinolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, Seoul National University Hospital, Seoul National University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea.
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- Samsung Genome Institute, Samsung Medical Center, Seoul, Korea. .,Department of Molecular Cell Biology, School of Medicine, Sungkyunkwan University, Seoul, Korea.
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- Department of Otorhinolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, Seoul National University Bundang Hospital, Seoul National University College of Medicine, 300 Gumi-dong, Bundang-gu, Seongnam, 463-707, Korea. .,Sensory Organ Research Institute, Seoul National University Medical Research Center, Seoul, Korea.
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Huang S, Huang B, Wang G, Yuan Y, Dai P. The Relationship between the p.V37I Mutation in GJB2 and Hearing Phenotypes in Chinese Individuals. PLoS One 2015; 10:e0129662. [PMID: 26061099 PMCID: PMC4463851 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0129662] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/15/2015] [Accepted: 05/12/2015] [Indexed: 12/03/2022] Open
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The most common cause of nonsyndromic autosomal recessive hearing loss is mutations in GJB2. The mutation spectrum and prevalence of mutations vary significantly among ethnic groups, and the relationship between p.V37I mutation in GJB2 and the hearing phenotype is controversial. Among the 3,864 patients in this study, 106 (2.74%) had a homozygous p.V37I variation or a compound p.V37I plus other GJB2 pathogenic mutation, a frequency that was significantly higher than that in the control group (600 individuals, 0%). The hearing loss phenotype ranged from mild to profound in all patients with the homozygous p.V37I variation or compound p.V37I plus other GJB2 pathogenic mutation. There was no difference in the distribution of the hearing level in the group with the homozygous p.V37I variation and the group with the compound p.V37I variation plus pathogenic mutation. Most patients (66.04%) with the V37I-homozygous variation or p.V37I plus other pathogenic mutation had a mild or moderate hearing level. This study found a definite relationship between p.V37I and deafness, and most patients who carried the pathogenic combination with p.V37I mutation had mild or moderate hearing loss. Therefore, otolaryngologists should consider that the milder phenotype might be caused by the GJB2 p.V37I mutation.
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- Shasha Huang
- Department of Otolaryngology, PLA General Hospital, Do.28 Fuxing Road, Beijing, People’s Republic of China
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- Department of Otolaryngology, Hainan Branch of PLA General Hospital, Haitang Bay, Sanya, People’s Republic of China
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- Department of Otolaryngology, PLA General Hospital, Do.28 Fuxing Road, Beijing, People’s Republic of China
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- Department of Otolaryngology, PLA General Hospital, Do.28 Fuxing Road, Beijing, People’s Republic of China
- Department of Otolaryngology, Hainan Branch of PLA General Hospital, Haitang Bay, Sanya, People’s Republic of China
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- Department of Otolaryngology, PLA General Hospital, Do.28 Fuxing Road, Beijing, People’s Republic of China
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Kim SY, Kim AR, Han KH, Kim MY, Jeon EH, Koo JW, Oh SH, Choi BY. Residual Hearing in DFNB1 Deafness and Its Clinical Implication in a Korean Population. PLoS One 2015; 10:e0125416. [PMID: 26061264 PMCID: PMC4464755 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0125416] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/27/2014] [Accepted: 03/23/2015] [Indexed: 11/19/2022] Open
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Introduction The contribution of Gap junction beta-2 protein (GJB2) to the genetic load of deafness and its mutation spectra vary among different ethnic groups. Objective In this study, the mutation spectrum and audiologic features of patients with GJB2 mutations were evaluated with a specific focus on residual hearing. Methods An initial cohort of 588 subjects from 304 families with varying degrees of hearing loss were collected at the otolaryngology clinics of Seoul National University Hospital and Seoul National University Bundang Hospital from September 2010 through January 2014. GJB2 sequencing was carried out for 130 probands with sporadic or autosomal recessive non syndromic hearing loss. The audiograms were evaluated in the GJB2 mutants. Results Of the 130 subjects, 22 (16.9%) were found to carry at least one mutant allele of GJB2. The c.235delC mutation was shown to have the most common allele frequency (39.0%) among GJB2 mutations, followed by p.R143W (26.8%) and p.V37I (9.8%). Among those probands without the p.V37I allele in a trans configuration who showed some degree of residual hearing, the mean air conduction thresholds at 250 and 500 Hz were 57 dB HL and 77.8 dB HL, respectively. The c.235delC mutation showed a particularly wide spectrum of hearing loss, from mild to profound and significantly better hearing thresholds at 250 Hz and 2k Hz than in the non-p.V37I and non-235delC nonsyndromic hearing loss and deafness 1(DFNB1) subjects. Conclusion Despite its reputation as the cause of severe to profound deafness, c.235delC, the most frequent DFNB1 mutation in our cohort, caused a wide range of hearing loss with some residual hearing in low frequencies. This finding can be of paramount help for prediction of low frequency hearing thresholds in very young DFNB1 patients and highlights the importance of soft surgery for cochlear implantation in these patients.
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- So Young Kim
- Department of Otorhinolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, Seoul National University Hospital, Seoul National University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea
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- Department of Otorhinolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, Seoul National University Hospital, Seoul National University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea
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- Department of Otorhinolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, National Medical Center, Seoul, Korea
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- Department of Otorhinolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, Seoul National University Bundang Hospital, Seoul National University College of Medicine, Seongnam, Korea
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- Department of Otorhinolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, Seoul National University Bundang Hospital, Seoul National University College of Medicine, Seongnam, Korea
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- Department of Otorhinolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, Seoul National University Bundang Hospital, Seoul National University College of Medicine, Seongnam, Korea
- Sensory Organ Research Institute, Seoul National University Medical Research Center, Seoul, Korea
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- Department of Otorhinolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, Seoul National University Hospital, Seoul National University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea
- Sensory Organ Research Institute, Seoul National University Medical Research Center, Seoul, Korea
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- Department of Otorhinolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, Seoul National University Bundang Hospital, Seoul National University College of Medicine, Seongnam, Korea
- Sensory Organ Research Institute, Seoul National University Medical Research Center, Seoul, Korea
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Zheng J, Ying Z, Cai Z, Sun D, He Z, Gao Y, Zhang T, Zhu Y, Chen Y, Guan MX. GJB2 Mutation Spectrum and Genotype-Phenotype Correlation in 1067 Han Chinese Subjects with Non-Syndromic Hearing Loss. PLoS One 2015; 10:e0128691. [PMID: 26043044 PMCID: PMC4456361 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0128691] [Citation(s) in RCA: 27] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/13/2015] [Accepted: 04/29/2015] [Indexed: 11/17/2022] Open
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Mutations in Gap Junction Beta 2 (GJB2) have been reported to be a major cause of non-syndromic hearing loss in many populations worldwide. The spectrums and frequencies of GJB2 variants vary substantially among different ethnic groups, and the genotypes among these populations remain poorly understood. In the present study, we carried out a systematic and extended mutational screening of GJB2 gene in 1067 Han Chinese subjects with non-syndromic hearing loss, and the resultant GJB2 variants were evaluated by phylogenetic, structural and bioinformatic analysis. A total of 25 (23 known and 2 novel) GJB2 variants were identified, including 6 frameshift mutations, 1 nonsense mutation, 16 missense mutations and 2 silent mutations. In this cohort, c.235delC is the most frequently observed pathogenic mutation. The phylogenetic, structural and bioinformatic analysis showed that 2 novel variants c.127G>T (p.V43L), c.293G>C (p.R98P) and 2 known variants c. 107T>C (p.L36P) and c.187G>T (p.V63L) are localized at highly conserved amino acids. In addition, these 4 mutations are absent in 203 healthy individuals, therefore, they are probably the most likely candidate pathogenic mutations. In addition, 66 (24 novel and 42 known) genotypes were identified, including 6 homozygotes, 20 compound heterozygotes, 18 single heterozygotes, 21 genotypes harboring only polymorphism(s) and the wild type genotype. Among these, 153 (14.34%) subjects were homozygous for pathogenic mutations, 63 (5.91%) were compound heterozygotes, and 157 (14.71%) carried single heterozygous mutation. Furthermore, 65.28% (141/216) of these cases with two pathogenic mutations exhibited profound hearing loss. These data suggested that mutations in GJB2 gene are responsible for approximately 34.96% of non-syndromic hearing loss in Han Chinese population from Zhejiang Province in eastern China. In addition, our results also strongly supported the idea that other factors such as alterations in regulatory regions, additional genes, and environmental factors may contribute to the clinical manifestation of deafness.
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- Jing Zheng
- Institute of Genetics, School of Medicine, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, China
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- Department of Otolaryngology, Wenling People’s Hospital, Wenzhou Medical University, Taizhou, China
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- Department of Otolaryngology, Wenling People’s Hospital, Wenzhou Medical University, Taizhou, China
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- Department of Laboratory Medicine, Jinhua Municipal Central Hospital, Jinhua, China
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- Attardi Institute of Mitochondrial Biomedicine, School of Laboratory Medicine and Life Sciences, Wenzhou Medical University, Wenzhou, China
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- Attardi Institute of Mitochondrial Biomedicine, School of Laboratory Medicine and Life Sciences, Wenzhou Medical University, Wenzhou, China
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- Department of Otolaryngology, Wenling People’s Hospital, Wenzhou Medical University, Taizhou, China
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- Department of Otolaryngology, the First Affiliated Hospital, Wenzhou Medical University, Wenzhou, China
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- Institute of Genetics, School of Medicine, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, China
- Collaborative Innovation Center for Diagnosis and Treatment of Infectious Diseases, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, China
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- Institute of Genetics, School of Medicine, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, China
- Collaborative Innovation Center for Diagnosis and Treatment of Infectious Diseases, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, China
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Whole-exome sequencing reveals diverse modes of inheritance in sporadic mild to moderate sensorineural hearing loss in a pediatric population. Genet Med 2015; 17:901-11. [PMID: 25719458 DOI: 10.1038/gim.2014.213] [Citation(s) in RCA: 43] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/23/2014] [Accepted: 12/22/2014] [Indexed: 11/09/2022] Open
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PURPOSE This study was designed to delineate genetic contributions, if any, to sporadic forms of mild to moderate sensorineural hearing loss (SNHL) not related to GJB2 mutations (DFNB1) in a pediatric population. METHODS We recruited 11 non-DFNB1 simplex cases of mild to moderate SNHL in children. We applied whole-exome sequencing to all 11 probands. We used a filtering strategy assuming that de novo variants of known autosomal dominant (AD) deafness genes, biallelic mutations in autosomal recessive (AR) genes, monoallelic mutations in X chromosome genes for males, and digenic inheritance could be associated. Candidate variants first were prioritized with allele frequency in public databases and confirmed by a phase or a segregation test in each family. Additional information from the literature or public databases was used to identify strong candidate variants. RESULTS Strong candidate variants were detected in 5 of 11 probands (45.4%). A diverse mode of inheritance implicated the sporadic occurrence of the phenotype. AR mutations in OTOGL and SERPINB6 and digenic inheritance involving two deafness genes, GPR98 and PDZ7, were detected. A de novo AD mutation also was detected in TECTA and MYH14. No syndromic feature was detected in individuals with GPR98/PDZ7 or MYH14 variants in our cohort at this moment. CONCLUSION Mild to moderate pediatric SNHL, even if sporadic, features a strong genetic etiology and can manifest via diverse modes of inheritance. In addition, a multidisciplinary approach should be used for a correct diagnosis.
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Park JH, Kim NKD, Kim AR, Rhee J, Oh SH, Koo JW, Nam JY, Park WY, Choi BY. Exploration of molecular genetic etiology for Korean cochlear implantees with severe to profound hearing loss and its implication. Orphanet J Rare Dis 2014; 9:167. [PMID: 25373420 PMCID: PMC4243193 DOI: 10.1186/s13023-014-0167-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 39] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/26/2014] [Accepted: 10/17/2014] [Indexed: 02/01/2023] Open
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Background Severe to profound sensorineural hearing loss (SNHL) requires cochlear implantation (CI) for auditory rehabilitation. Etiologic diagnoses can contribute to candidacy selection and decision-making regarding the timing of successful CI. However, few studies have been performed to address the etiologic spectrum of severe SNHL in the population where there is no consanguineous marriage and the majority of SNHL cases are sporadic in small sized families. The authors sought to comprehensively understand the etiologies of Korean cochlear implantees by incorporating the targeted resequencing of 204 candidate deafness genes (TRS-204) and a phenotype-driven candidate gene approach. Methods Ninety-three that consented to molecular genetic testing and underwent at least one molecular genetic test were included. Patients with a characteristic Phenotypic marker were subject to Sanger sequencing to detect variants in corresponding candidate genes. The rest of patients without any prominent phenotype were tested on GJB2. Next, TRS-204 was applied in GJB2-negative cases without any phenotypic marker. In addition, the sibling recurrence-risk of SNHL among families with non-diagnostic genotypes after TRS-204 was performed to gain insight of etiologies in non-diagnostic cases. Results Overall, we could find causative variants in 51 (54.8%) of the 93 cochlear implantees. Thirty (32.3%) probands could be diagnosed by direct Sanger sequencing of candidate genes selected by their phenotypes. GJB2 sequencing added 10 subjects to the group with a diagnostic genotype. TRS-204 could detect a causative variant from additional 11 cases (11.8%). We could not detect any pathogenic deletion or duplication on 204 target genes. The sibling recurrence-risk of SNHL among 42 genetically undiagnosed families with 0.03 (1/38) was significantly lower than among genetically diagnosed recessive families with 0.19 (7/37). Conclusion Despite that the majority of severe or more degree of SNHL occurs sporadically in Koreans, at least 54.8% of such cases that were willing to join the genetic study in the Korean population are monogenic Mendelian disorders with convincing causative variants. This study also indicates that a substantial portion of unsolved cases after applying our current protocol are predicted to have non-genetic or complex etiology rather than a Mendelian genetic disorder involving new genes beyond the 204 target genes. Electronic supplementary material The online version of this article (doi:10.1186/s13023-014-0167-8) contains supplementary material, which is available to authorized users.
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Jin YJ, Park J, Kim AR, Rah YC, Choi BY. Identification of a novel splice site variant of OTOF in the Korean nonsyndromic hearing loss population with low prevalence of the OTOF mutations. Int J Pediatr Otorhinolaryngol 2014; 78:1030-5. [PMID: 24814232 DOI: 10.1016/j.ijporl.2014.03.033] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/26/2013] [Revised: 03/26/2014] [Accepted: 03/28/2014] [Indexed: 12/15/2022]
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PURPOSE (1) To describe the frequency of the OTOF mutations among Korean ARNSHL (autosomal recessive nonsyndromic hearing loss) populations; (2) to report the vertical transmission of DFNB9 in a family, where two related DFNB9 patients in the family manifested a different audiological phenotype. METHOD We analyzed the prevalence of OTOF mutations among 71 Korean sporadic or possible ARNSHL pediatric patients, as well as among AN/AD (auditory neuropathy/auditory dys-synchrony) patients by direct PCR (polymerase chain reaction) sequencing or targeted resequencing of known deafness genes. RESULTS The AN/AD phenotype which was characterized by preservation of OAE (otoacoustic emission) was present in 5 (7%) of 71 probands, and the prevalence of OTOF mutations was calculated to be 20% (1/5) and 1.4% (1/71) among AN/AD patients and total sporadic/ARNSHL patients, respectively. PJVK mutations did not account for Non-DFNB9 AN/AD patients. To our interest, the only proband (SB4-11) with two OTOF mutant alleles in our cohort had deaf parents, who also turned out to be DFNB9. We identified a novel splice site variant of OTOF from the mother (SB4-13) of SB4-11. This was the first observation of vertical transmission of DFNB9 phenotype from parents to son in this population where the prevalence of OTOF is very low and consanguineous marriage is not allowed. Another DFNB9 patient (SB4-12), the father of SB4-11, carried a homozygous p.Y374X mutation that affected only the long isoform of OTOF and did not manifest AN/AD. CONCLUSION The OTOF mutations do not contribute significantly to Korean ARNSHL and AN/AD unlike in Japan and Taiwan. This low prevalence mandates a search for other etiologies. Our observation of the discordant audiologic phenotype within the same DFNB9 family is more likely due to the loss of OAE over time rather than a genotype-phenotype correlation.
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- Young Ju Jin
- Department of Otorhinolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, Seoul National University Hospital, Seoul National University College of Medicine, Seoul, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Otorhinolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, Seoul National University Bundang Hospital, Seoul National University College of Medicine, Seongnam, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Otorhinolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, Seoul National University Hospital, Seoul National University College of Medicine, Seoul, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Otorhinolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, Seoul National University Hospital, Seoul National University College of Medicine, Seoul, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Otorhinolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, Seoul National University Bundang Hospital, Seoul National University College of Medicine, Seongnam, Republic of Korea.
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Chai Y, Chen D, Sun L, Li L, Chen Y, Pang X, Zhang L, Wu H, Yang T. The homozygous p.V37I variant ofGJB2is associated with diverse hearing phenotypes. Clin Genet 2014; 87:350-5. [PMID: 24654934 DOI: 10.1111/cge.12387] [Citation(s) in RCA: 30] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/14/2014] [Revised: 03/19/2014] [Accepted: 03/19/2014] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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- Y. Chai
- Department of Otorhinolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery; Xinhua Hospital
- Ear Institute; Shanghai Jiaotong University; Shanghai China
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- Department of Otorhinolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery; Xinhua Hospital
- Ear Institute; Shanghai Jiaotong University; Shanghai China
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- Department of Otorhinolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery; Xinhua Hospital
- Ear Institute; Shanghai Jiaotong University; Shanghai China
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- Department of Otorhinolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery; Xinhua Hospital
- Ear Institute; Shanghai Jiaotong University; Shanghai China
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- Department of Otorhinolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery; Xinhua Hospital
- Ear Institute; Shanghai Jiaotong University; Shanghai China
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- Department of Otorhinolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery; Xinhua Hospital
- Ear Institute; Shanghai Jiaotong University; Shanghai China
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- Department of Otorhinolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery; Xinhua Hospital
- Ear Institute; Shanghai Jiaotong University; Shanghai China
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- Department of Otorhinolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery; Xinhua Hospital
- Ear Institute; Shanghai Jiaotong University; Shanghai China
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- Department of Otorhinolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery; Xinhua Hospital
- Ear Institute; Shanghai Jiaotong University; Shanghai China
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Chen T, Jiang L, Liu C, Shan H, Chen J, Yang B, Ou Q. Update of the spectrum of GJB2 mutations in 107 patients with nonsyndromic hearing loss in the Fujian population of China. Ann Hum Genet 2014; 78:235-42. [PMID: 24645897 DOI: 10.1111/ahg.12062] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/11/2013] [Accepted: 02/13/2014] [Indexed: 01/15/2023]
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Mutations in the GJB2 gene, encoding connexin26, which is expressed in the inner ear, have been shown to be responsible for the majority of nonsyndromic hearing loss (NSHL) cases. To update and evaluate the spectrum and prevalence of GJB2 mutations in the Fujian population, we screened exon 2 (coding), exon 1, and flanking introns of GJB2 in 107 NSHL probands and 61 individuals with normal hearing. Twelve different variants were identified, including three pathogenic mutations (c.235delC, c.299_300delAT, and c.508insAACG), one hypomorphic allele (p.V37I), three polymorphic variants (p.V27I, p.E114G, and p.I230T), and five rare variants (p.N62N, p.F115C, p.T123N, p.G21E, and p.F142I). The p.G21E and p.F142I variants were potentially pathogenic as predicted by PolyPhen-2, SIFT, and PROVEAN. The most common mutation was c.235delC with allele frequency 12.6% (27/214). The most common polymorphisms in the Fujian population were p.V27I and p.E114G, both detected at high frequency in probands and controls. The p.E114G variant was always in cis with p.V27I, and formed the haplotype, p.[V27I; E114G] in the Fujian population. Interestingly, only 17.76% (19/107) of NSHL probands had clearly defined pathogenic mutations in GJB2, indicating that the pathogenesis of NSHL in the Fujian population is heterogenous, and that further analysis of other NSHL genes is necessary.
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- Tianbin Chen
- Department of Laboratory Medicine, The 1st Affiliated Hospital of Fujian Medical University, Fuzhou, China
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Chung J, Park SM, Chang SO, Chung T, Lee KY, Kim AR, Park JH, Kim V, Park WY, Oh SH, Kim D, Park WJ, Choi BY. A novel mutation of TMPRSS3 related to milder auditory phenotype in Korean postlingual deafness: a possible future implication for a personalized auditory rehabilitation. J Mol Med (Berl) 2014; 92:651-63. [PMID: 24526180 DOI: 10.1007/s00109-014-1128-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 33] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/24/2013] [Revised: 01/14/2014] [Accepted: 01/24/2014] [Indexed: 11/25/2022]
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UNLABELLED Appropriate customized auditory rehabilitation for hearing impaired subjects requires prediction of residual hearing and progression of hearing loss. Mutations in TMPRSS3 encoding a transmembrane serine protease were reported to be associated with two different autosomal recessive nonsyndromic hearing loss (arNSHL) phenotypes, DFNB8 and DFNB10, in terms of residual hearing that may mandate different rehabilitation. We aimed to reveal the genetic contribution of TMPRSS3 mutations among Korean populations and to correlate the clinical phenotype with TMPRSS3 genotypes. Fifty families that segregated arNSHL and have visited our clinic recently for 2 years were recruited for TMPRSS3 screening. Novel TMPRSS3 variants detected in our cohort were modeled using a predicted three-dimensional (3D) structure of the serine protease domain. The prevalence reached up to 11.2 % (3/27) among subjects with either prelingual hearing loss but retaining some degree of language development or with postlingual ski-slope hearing loss. We also found that a p.A306T allele is a founder allele in this population. Based upon the 3D modeling, we were able to correlate significant retention of residual low-frequency hearing and slower progression of its loss to this novel variant p.T248M that was predicted to have milder pathogenicity. A yeast-based protease assay confirmed a mild pathogenic potential of the p.T248M variant and a tight correlation between the protease activity and the residual hearing. Preservation of this low-frequency hearing should be of utmost importance when considering auditory rehabilitation. Our results significantly narrow down the candidate population for TMPRSS3 sequencing for more efficient genetic diagnosis. More importantly, genotype-phenotype correlation of this gene observed in our cohort suggests that TMPRSS3 can be an appropriate candidate for personalized and customized auditory rehabilitation. KEY MESSAGE The prevalence of TMPRSS3 mutations among Korean postlingual hearing loss is 8.3 %. The p.A306T variant of TMPRSS3 is the common founder allele in Koreans. A novel variant, p.T248M of TMPRSS3, was predicted to have milder pathogenicity. There was a genotype-phenotype correlation of this gene in Koreans. Our data support implication of this gene for personalized rehabilitation.
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- Juyong Chung
- Department of Otolaryngology, Ajou University School of Medicine, Suwon, South Korea
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