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Liu LM, Liang C, Chen J, Fang S, Zhao HB. Cx26 heterozygous mutations cause hyperacusis-like hearing oversensitivity and increase susceptibility to noise. Sci Adv 2023; 9:eadf4144. [PMID: 36753545 PMCID: PMC9908021 DOI: 10.1126/sciadv.adf4144] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/19/2022] [Accepted: 01/10/2023] [Indexed: 06/18/2023]
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Gap junction gene GJB2 (Cx26) mutations cause >50% of nonsyndromic hearing loss. Its recessive hetero-mutation carriers, who have no deafness, occupy ~10 to 20% of the general population. Here, we report an unexpected finding that these heterozygote carriers have hearing oversensitivity, and active cochlear amplification increased. Mouse models show that Cx26 hetero-deletion reduced endocochlear potential generation in the cochlear lateral wall and caused outer hair cell electromotor protein prestin compensatively up-regulated to increase active cochlear amplification and hearing sensitivity. The increase of active cochlear amplification also increased sensitivity to noise; exposure to daily-level noise could cause Cx26+/- mice permanent hearing threshold shift, leading to hearing loss. This study demonstrates that Cx26 recessive heterozygous mutations are not "harmless" for hearing as previously considered and can cause hyperacusis-like hearing oversensitivity. The data also indicate that GJB2 hetero-mutation carriers are vulnerable to noise and should avoid noise exposure in daily life.
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- Li-Man Liu
- Department of Otolaryngology, University of Kentucky Medical Center, 800 Rose Street, Lexington, KY 40536, USA
- Department of Surgery–Otolaryngology, Yale University Medical School, 310 Cedar Street, New Haven, CT 06510, USA
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- Department of Otolaryngology, University of Kentucky Medical Center, 800 Rose Street, Lexington, KY 40536, USA
- Hearing Function Testing Center, Shenzhen Maternity and Child Healthcare Hospital, 3012 Fuqiang Road, Shenzhen 518017, China
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- Department of Otolaryngology, University of Kentucky Medical Center, 800 Rose Street, Lexington, KY 40536, USA
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- Department of Otolaryngology, University of Kentucky Medical Center, 800 Rose Street, Lexington, KY 40536, USA
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- Department of Otolaryngology, University of Kentucky Medical Center, 800 Rose Street, Lexington, KY 40536, USA
- Department of Surgery–Otolaryngology, Yale University Medical School, 310 Cedar Street, New Haven, CT 06510, USA
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Sharma N, Kumari D, Panigrahi I, Khetarpal P. A systematic review of the monogenic causes of Non-Syndromic Hearing Loss (NSHL) and discussion of Current Diagnosis and Treatment options. Clin Genet 2023; 103:16-34. [PMID: 36089522 DOI: 10.1111/cge.14228] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/26/2022] [Revised: 09/02/2022] [Accepted: 09/06/2022] [Indexed: 12/13/2022]
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Hearing impairment is one of the most widespread inheritable sensory disorder affecting at least 1 in every 1000 born. About two-third of hereditary hearing loss (HHL) disorders are non-syndromic. To provide comprehensive update of monogenic causes of non-syndromic hearing loss (NSHL), literature search has been carried out with appropriate keywords in the following databases-PubMed, Google Scholar, Cochrane library, and Science Direct. Out of 2214 papers, 271 papers were shortlisted after applying inclusion and exclusion criterion. Data extracted from selected papers include information about gene name, identified pathogenic variants, ethnicity of the patient, age of onset, gender, title, authors' name, and year of publication. Overall, pathogenic variants in 98 different genes have been associated with NSHL. These genes have important role to play during early embryonic development in ear structure formation and hearing development. Here, we also review briefly the recent information about diagnosis and treatment approaches. Understanding pathogenic genetic variants are helpful in the management of affected and may offer targeted therapies in future.
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- Nandita Sharma
- Department of Human Genetics and Molecular Medicine, School of Health Sciences, Central University of Punjab, Bathinda, India
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- Department of Pediatrics Medicine, Post Graduate Institute of Medical Education and Research, Chandigarh, India
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- Department of Pediatrics Medicine, Post Graduate Institute of Medical Education and Research, Chandigarh, India
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- Department of Human Genetics and Molecular Medicine, School of Health Sciences, Central University of Punjab, Bathinda, India
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Liu W, Rask-Andersen H. GJB2 and GJB6 gene transcripts in the human cochlea: A study using RNAscope, confocal, and super-resolution structured illumination microscopy. Front Mol Neurosci 2022; 15:973646. [PMID: 36204137 PMCID: PMC9530750 DOI: 10.3389/fnmol.2022.973646] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/20/2022] [Accepted: 08/01/2022] [Indexed: 11/26/2022] Open
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Background Gap junction (GJ) proteins, connexin26 and 30, are highly prevalent in the human cochlea (HC), where they are involved in transcellular signaling, metabolic supply, and fluid homeostasis. Their genes, GJB2 and GJB6, are both located at the DFNB1 locus on chromosome 13q12. Mutations in GJB2 may cause mild to profound non-syndromic deafness. Here, we analyzed for the first time the various expressions of GJB2 and GJB6 gene transcripts in the different cell networks in the HC using the RNAscope technique. Materials and methods Archival paraformaldehyde-fixed sections of surgically obtained HC were used to label single mRNA oligonucleotides using the sensitive multiplex RNAscope® technique with fluorescent-tagged probes. Positive and negative controls also included the localization of ATP1A1, ATP1A2, and KCNJ10 gene transcripts in order to validate the specificity of labeling. Results Confocal and super-resolution structured illumination microscopy (SR-SIM) detected single gene transcripts as brightly stained puncta. The GJB2 and GJB6 gene transcripts were distributed in the epithelial and connective tissue systems in all three cochlear turns. The largest number of GJB2 and GJB6 gene transcripts was in the outer sulcus, spiral ligament, and stria vascularis (SV). Oligonucleotides were present in the supporting cells of the organ of Corti (OC), spiral limbus fibrocytes, and the floor of the scala vestibuli. Multiplex gene data suggest that cells in the cochlear lateral wall contain either GJB2 or GJB6 gene transcripts or both. The GJB6, but not GJB2, gene transcripts were found in the intermediate cells but none were found in the marginal cells. There were no GJB2 or GJB6 gene transcripts found in the hair cells and only a few in the spiral ganglion cells. Conclusion Both GJB2 and GJB6 mRNA gene transcripts were localized in cells in the adult HC using RNAscope®in situ hybridization (ISH) and high resolution microscopy. Generally, GJB6 dominated over GJB2, except in the basal cells. Results suggest that cells may contain either GJB2 or GJB6 gene transcripts or both. This may be consistent with specialized GJ plaques having separate channel permeability and gating properties. A reduction in the number of GJB2 gene transcripts was found in the basal turn. Such information may be useful for future gene therapy.
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Le Nabec A, Blotas C, Briset A, Collobert M, Férec C, Moisan S. 3D Chromatin Organization Involving MEIS1 Factor in the cis-Regulatory Landscape of GJB2. Int J Mol Sci 2022; 23:ijms23136964. [PMID: 35805969 PMCID: PMC9266880 DOI: 10.3390/ijms23136964] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/18/2022] [Revised: 06/17/2022] [Accepted: 06/21/2022] [Indexed: 02/04/2023] Open
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The human genome is covered by 8% of candidate cis-regulatory elements. The identification of distal acting regulatory elements and an understanding of their action are crucial to determining their key role in gene expression. Disruptions of such regulatory elements and/or chromatin conformation are likely to play a critical role in human genetic diseases. Non-syndromic hearing loss (i.e., DFNB1) is mostly due to GJB2 (Gap Junction Beta 2) variations and DFNB1 large deletions. Although several GJB2 cis-regulatory elements (CREs) have been described, GJB2 gene regulation remains not well understood. We investigated the endogenous effect of these CREs with CRISPR (clustered regularly interspaced short palindromic repeats) disruptions and observed GJB2 expression. To decipher the GJB2 regulatory landscape, we used the 4C-seq technique and defined new chromatin contacts inside the DFNB1 locus, which permit DNA loops and long-range regulation. Moreover, through ChIP-PCR, we determined the involvement of the MEIS1 transcription factor in GJB2 expression. Taken together, the results of our study enable us to describe the 3D DFNB1 regulatory landscape.
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- Anaïs Le Nabec
- University Brest, Inserm, EFS, UMR 1078, GGB, F-29200 Brest, France; (C.B.); (A.B.); (M.C.); (C.F.)
- Correspondence: or twitter@anaisnabec (A.L.N.); (S.M.); Tel.: +33-2-98-01-65-84 (A.L.N.); +33-2-98-01-65-67 (S.M.)
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- University Brest, Inserm, EFS, UMR 1078, GGB, F-29200 Brest, France; (C.B.); (A.B.); (M.C.); (C.F.)
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- University Brest, Inserm, EFS, UMR 1078, GGB, F-29200 Brest, France; (C.B.); (A.B.); (M.C.); (C.F.)
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- University Brest, Inserm, EFS, UMR 1078, GGB, F-29200 Brest, France; (C.B.); (A.B.); (M.C.); (C.F.)
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- University Brest, Inserm, EFS, UMR 1078, GGB, F-29200 Brest, France; (C.B.); (A.B.); (M.C.); (C.F.)
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- University Brest, Inserm, EFS, UMR 1078, GGB, F-29200 Brest, France; (C.B.); (A.B.); (M.C.); (C.F.)
- Laboratoire de Génétique Moléculaire et d’Histocompatibilité, CHRU Brest, UMR 1078, F-29200 Brest, France
- Correspondence: or twitter@anaisnabec (A.L.N.); (S.M.); Tel.: +33-2-98-01-65-84 (A.L.N.); +33-2-98-01-65-67 (S.M.)
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Le Nabec A, Collobert M, Le Maréchal C, Marianowski R, Férec C, Moisan S. Whole-Genome Sequencing Improves the Diagnosis of DFNB1 Monoallelic Patients. Genes (Basel) 2021; 12:1267. [PMID: 34440441 PMCID: PMC8391926 DOI: 10.3390/genes12081267] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/03/2021] [Revised: 08/13/2021] [Accepted: 08/17/2021] [Indexed: 11/16/2022] Open
Abstract
Hearing loss is the most common sensory defect, due in most cases to a genetic origin. Variants in the GJB2 gene are responsible for up to 30% of non-syndromic hearing loss. Today, several deafness genotypes remain incomplete, confronting us with a diagnostic deadlock. In this study, whole-genome sequencing (WGS) was performed on 10 DFNB1 patients with incomplete genotypes. New variations on GJB2 were identified for four patients. Functional assays were realized to explore the function of one of them in the GJB2 promoter and confirm its impact on GJB2 expression. Thus, in this study WGS resolved patient genotypes, thus unlocking diagnosis. WGS afforded progress and bridged some gaps in our research.
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- Anaïs Le Nabec
- Univ Brest, Inserm, EFS, UMR 1078, GGB, F-29200 Brest, France; (M.C.); (C.L.M.); (C.F.)
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- Univ Brest, Inserm, EFS, UMR 1078, GGB, F-29200 Brest, France; (M.C.); (C.L.M.); (C.F.)
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- Univ Brest, Inserm, EFS, UMR 1078, GGB, F-29200 Brest, France; (M.C.); (C.L.M.); (C.F.)
- Laboratoire de Génétique Moléculaire et d’Histocompatibilité, CHRU Brest, UMR 1078, F-29200 Brest, France
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- Service ORL et Chirurgie Cervicofaciale du CHRU Brest, F-29200 Brest, France;
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- Univ Brest, Inserm, EFS, UMR 1078, GGB, F-29200 Brest, France; (M.C.); (C.L.M.); (C.F.)
- Laboratoire de Génétique Moléculaire et d’Histocompatibilité, CHRU Brest, UMR 1078, F-29200 Brest, France
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- Univ Brest, Inserm, EFS, UMR 1078, GGB, F-29200 Brest, France; (M.C.); (C.L.M.); (C.F.)
- Laboratoire de Génétique Moléculaire et d’Histocompatibilité, CHRU Brest, UMR 1078, F-29200 Brest, France
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Lin YH, Wu PC, Tsai CY, Lin YH, Lo MY, Hsu SJ, Lin PH, Erdenechuluun J, Wu HP, Hsu CJ, Wu CC, Chen PL. Hearing Impairment with Monoallelic GJB2 Variants: A GJB2 Cause or Non-GJB2 Cause? J Mol Diagn 2021; 23:1279-1291. [PMID: 34325055 DOI: 10.1016/j.jmoldx.2021.07.007] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/09/2020] [Revised: 03/23/2021] [Accepted: 07/07/2021] [Indexed: 12/26/2022] Open
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Recessive variants in GJB2 are the most common genetic cause of sensorineural hearing impairment. However, in many patients, only one variant in the GJB2 coding region is identified using conventional sequencing strategy (eg, Sanger sequencing), resulting in nonconfirmative diagnosis. Conceivably, there might be other unidentified pathogenic variants in the noncoding region of GJB2 or other deafness-causing genes in these patients. To address this, a next-generation sequencing-based diagnostic panel targeting the entire GJB2 gene and the coding regions of 158 other known deafness-causing genes was designed and applied to 95 patients with nonsyndromic sensorineural hearing impairment (including 81 Han Taiwanese and 14 Mongolian patients) in whom only a single GJB2 variant had been detected using conventional Sanger sequencing. The panel confirmed the genetic diagnosis in 24 patients (25.3%). Twenty-two of them had causative variants in several deafness-causing genes other than GJB2, including MYO15A, MYO7A, TECTA, POU4F3, KCNQ4, SLC26A4, OTOF, MT-RNR1, MITF, WFS1, and USH2A. The other two patients had causative variants in GJB2, including a Taiwanese patient with a mosaic maternal uniparental disomy c.235delC variant (approximately 69% mosaicism) and a Mongolian patient with compound heterozygous c.35dupG and c.35delG variants, which occurred at the same site. This study demonstrates the utility of next-generation sequencing in clarifying the genetic diagnosis of hearing-impaired patients with nonconfirmative GJB2 genotypes on conventional genetic examinations.
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- Yi-Hsin Lin
- Department of Otolaryngology, National Taiwan University Hospital, National Taiwan University Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan; Institute of Molecular Medicine, National Taiwan University College of Medicine, Taipei, Taiwan
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- College of Medicine, National Taiwan University, Taipei, Taiwan
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- Department of Otolaryngology, National Taiwan University Hospital, National Taiwan University Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan; Graduate Institutes of Medical Genomic, National Taiwan University College of Medicine, Taipei, Taiwan
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- Department of Otolaryngology, National Taiwan University Hospital, National Taiwan University Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan; Graduate Institutes of Medical Genomic, National Taiwan University College of Medicine, Taipei, Taiwan
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- Department of Otolaryngology, National Taiwan University Hospital, National Taiwan University Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan; Institute of Molecular Medicine, National Taiwan University College of Medicine, Taipei, Taiwan
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- Graduate Institutes of Medical Genomic, National Taiwan University College of Medicine, Taipei, Taiwan
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- Department of Otolaryngology, National Taiwan University Hospital Yunlin Branch, Yunlin, Taiwan
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- Department of Otolaryngology, Mongolian National University of Medical Sciences, Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia; The EMJJ Otolaryngology Hospital, Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia
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- Department of Otolaryngology 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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- Department of Otolaryngology, National Taiwan University Hospital, National Taiwan University Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan; Department of Otolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery, Taichung Tzu Chi Hospital, Buddhist Tzu Chi Medical Foundation, Taichung, Taiwan
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- Department of Otolaryngology, National Taiwan University Hospital, National Taiwan University Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan; Clinical Medicine, National Taiwan University College of Medicine, Taipei, Taiwan.
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- Institute of Molecular Medicine, National Taiwan University College of Medicine, Taipei, Taiwan; Graduate Institutes of Medical Genomic, National Taiwan University College of Medicine, Taipei, Taiwan; Clinical Medicine, National Taiwan University College of Medicine, Taipei, Taiwan; Department of Medical Genetics, National Taiwan University Hospital, National Taiwan University Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan; Department of Internal Medicine, National Taiwan University Hospital, National Taiwan University Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan.
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Aliazami F, Farhud D, Zarif-Yeganeh M, Salehi S, Hosseinipour A, Sasanfar R, Eslami M. Gjb3 Gene Mutations in Non-Syndromic Hearing Loss of Bloch, Kurd, and Turkmen Ethnicities in Iran. Iran J Public Health 2021; 49:2128-2135. [PMID: 33708733 PMCID: PMC7917519 DOI: 10.18502/ijph.v49i11.4730] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/24/2022]
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Background: Hearing loss (HL) is one of the most common heterogeneous congenital disabilities worldwide. Gap junction protein β-3 (GJB3) gene encodes Connexin31 protein (Cx31). The hereditary type of hearing impairment in this gene are known to cause both autosomal recessive and autosomal dominant form. In addition, GJB3 mutations have been involved in sensorineural deafness, erythrokeratodermia variabilis (EKV), and neuropathy diseases. We aimed to investigate GJB3 mutations in people suffering from HL among three different ethnicities of Iranian population (Baloch, Kurd, and Turkmen). Methods: In this descriptive study, 50 GJB2-negative non-syndromic hearing loss (NSHL) Iranian individuals from 3 ethnic groups of Baloch (n=17), Kurd (n =15) and Turkmen (n=18) were enrolled. DNA extractions, PCR, and mutation detection was carried out for the two large deletions of the GJB6, del (GJB6 -D13S1830,) and del (GJB6 -D13S1854) followed by direct DNA sequencing method for the GJB3. Results: DNA sequencing of GJB3 was shown a missense heterozygous mutation rs199689484 (NM_024009.3) GJB3: c.340G>A (p.Ala114Thr) in a Baloch patient, and a polymorphism rs35983826 (NM_024009.3) GJB3: c.798C>T (p.Asn266=) in a Turkman patient, in coding region of the GJB3. We did not detect del (GJB6 -D13S1830) and del (GJB6 -D13S1854) among these three ethnicities in Iran. Conclusion: Deafness is a heterogeneous disorder. Specific genes and mutations contribute to hearing loss that varies from locus to locus as well as from population to population.
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- Farnoush Aliazami
- Department of Genetics, Tehran Medical Branch, Islamic Azad University, Tehran, Iran.,Applied Biotechnology Research Center, Tehran Medical Branch, Islamic Azad University, Tehran, Iran
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- School of Public Health, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran.,Department of Basic Sciences, Iranian Academy of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
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- Cellular and Molecular Endocrine Research Center, Research Institute for Endocrine Sciences, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
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- Institute of Liver Studies, King's College Hospital, London, United Kingdom
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- Department of Exceptional Children, Ministry of Education and Training of the Islamic Republic of Iran, Tehran, Iran
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- Psychiatric and Neurodevelopmental Genetic Unit, Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, USA
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- Department of Genetics, Tehran Medical Branch, Islamic Azad University, Tehran, Iran.,Applied Biotechnology Research Center, Tehran Medical Branch, Islamic Azad University, Tehran, Iran
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Koffler-Brill T, Taiber S, Anaya A, Bordeynik-Cohen M, Rosen E, Kolla L, Messika-Gold N, Elkon R, Kelley MW, Ulitsky I, Avraham KB. Identification and characterization of key long non-coding RNAs in the mouse cochlea. RNA Biol 2020; 18:1160-1169. [PMID: 33131415 DOI: 10.1080/15476286.2020.1836456] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/25/2022] Open
Abstract
The auditory system is a complex sensory network with an orchestrated multilayer regulatory programme governing its development and maintenance. Accumulating evidence has implicated long non-coding RNAs (lncRNAs) as important regulators in numerous systems, as well as in pathological pathways. However, their function in the auditory system has yet to be explored. Using a set of specific criteria, we selected four lncRNAs expressed in the mouse cochlea, which are conserved in the human transcriptome and are relevant for inner ear function. Bioinformatic characterization demonstrated a lack of coding potential and an absence of evolutionary conservation that represent properties commonly shared by their class members. RNAscope® analysis of the spatial and temporal expression profiles revealed specific localization to inner ear cells. Sub-cellular localization analysis presented a distinct pattern for each lncRNA and mouse tissue expression evaluation displayed a large variability in terms of level and location. Our findings establish the expression of specific lncRNAs in different cell types of the auditory system and present a potential pathway by which the lncRNA Gas5 acts in the inner ear. Studying lncRNAs and deciphering their functions may deepen our knowledge of inner ear physiology and morphology and may reveal the basis of as yet unresolved genetic hearing loss-related pathologies. Moreover, our experimental design may be employed as a reference for studying other inner ear-related lncRNAs, as well as lncRNAs expressed in other sensory systems.
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- Tal Koffler-Brill
- Department of Human Molecular Genetics & Biochemistry, Sackler Faculty of Medicine and Sagol School of Neuroscience, Tel Aviv University, Tel Aviv, Israel
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- Department of Human Molecular Genetics & Biochemistry, Sackler Faculty of Medicine and Sagol School of Neuroscience, Tel Aviv University, Tel Aviv, Israel
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- Laboratory of Cochlear Development, National Institute on Deafness and Other Communication Disorders, NIH, Bethesda, Maryland, USA
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- Department of Human Molecular Genetics & Biochemistry, Sackler Faculty of Medicine and Sagol School of Neuroscience, Tel Aviv University, Tel Aviv, Israel
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- Department of Human Molecular Genetics & Biochemistry, Sackler Faculty of Medicine and Sagol School of Neuroscience, Tel Aviv University, Tel Aviv, Israel
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- Laboratory of Cochlear Development, National Institute on Deafness and Other Communication Disorders, NIH, Bethesda, Maryland, USA
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- Department of Human Molecular Genetics & Biochemistry, Sackler Faculty of Medicine and Sagol School of Neuroscience, Tel Aviv University, Tel Aviv, Israel
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- Department of Human Molecular Genetics & Biochemistry, Sackler Faculty of Medicine and Sagol School of Neuroscience, Tel Aviv University, Tel Aviv, Israel
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- Laboratory of Cochlear Development, National Institute on Deafness and Other Communication Disorders, NIH, Bethesda, Maryland, USA
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- Department of Biological Regulation, Weizmann Institute of Science, Rehovot, Israel
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- Department of Human Molecular Genetics & Biochemistry, Sackler Faculty of Medicine and Sagol School of Neuroscience, Tel Aviv University, Tel Aviv, Israel
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Pandya A, O'Brien A, Kovasala M, Bademci G, Tekin M, Arnos KS. Analyses of del(GJB6-D13S1830) and del(GJB6-D13S1834) deletions in a large cohort with hearing loss: Caveats to interpretation of molecular test results in multiplex families. Mol Genet Genomic Med 2020; 8:e1171. [PMID: 32067424 PMCID: PMC7196463 DOI: 10.1002/mgg3.1171] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/09/2019] [Revised: 01/24/2020] [Accepted: 01/30/2020] [Indexed: 12/16/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND Mutations involving the closely linked GJB2 and GJB6 at the DFNB1 locus are a common genetic cause of profound congenital hearing loss in many populations. In some deaf GJB2 heterozygotes, a 309 kb deletion involving the GJB6 has been found to be the cause for hearing loss when inherited in trans to a GJB2 mutation. METHODS We screened 2,376 probands from a National DNA Repository of deaf individuals. RESULTS Fifty-two of 318 heterozygous probands with pathogenic GJB2 sequence variants had a GJB6 deletion. Additionally, eight probands had an isolated heterozygous GJB6 deletion that did not explain their hearing loss. In two deaf subjects, including one proband, a homozygous GJB6 deletion was the cause for their hearing loss, a rare occurrence not reported to date. CONCLUSION This study represents the largest US cohort of deaf individuals harboring GJB2 and GJB6 variants, including unique subsets of families with deaf parents. Testing additional members to clarify the phase of GJB2/GJB6 variants in multiplex families was crucial in interpreting clinical significance of the variants in the proband. It highlights the importance of determining the phase of GJB2/GJB6 variants when interpreting molecular test results especially in multiplex families with assortative mating.
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- Arti Pandya
- Department of Pediatrics, Division of Genetics and Metabolism, UNC Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, NC, USA
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- Department of Pediatrics, Division of Genetics and Metabolism, UNC Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, NC, USA
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- Department of Pediatrics, Division of Genetics and Metabolism, UNC Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, NC, USA
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- Dr. John T. Macdonald Foundation Department of Human Genetics, John P. Hussman Institute for Human Genomics, University of Miami, Miami, FL, USA
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- Dr. John T. Macdonald Foundation Department of Human Genetics, John P. Hussman Institute for Human Genomics, University of Miami, Miami, FL, USA
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- Department of Science, Technology, & Mathematics, Gallaudet University, Washington, DC, USA
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Falah M, Houshmand M, Balali M, Asghari A, Bagher Z, Alizadeh R, Farhadi M. Role of GJB2 and GJB6 in Iranian Nonsyndromic Hearing Impairment: From Molecular Analysis to Literature Reviews. Fetal Pediatr Pathol 2020; 39:1-12. [PMID: 31215297 DOI: 10.1080/15513815.2019.1627625] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/12/2022]
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Background: Hearing impairment (HI) is a heterogeneous disorder. GJB2 and GJB6 genes are typically the first line of genetic screening before proceeding to any massive parallel sequencing. We evaluated the clinical utility of GJB2 and GJB6 testing in the Iranian population. Methods: GJB2 and GJB6 were sequenced. PubMed and Google Scholar were searched for Iranian publications on deletions in the DFNB1 locus. Results: We detected mutations of GJB2 in 16.5%, and no mutations of GJB6. Literature review revealed no reports of mutations of GJB6 in the Iranian population. Conclusion: This data and literature reviews indicate that GJB6 is not commonly responsible for Iranian nonsyndromic HI. Hence, the clinical utility of GJB6 genetic analysis as a first line for HI evaluation does not have the same utility as GJB2. The study is consistent with recent studies emphasizing the role of ethnicity in the selection of HI genetic testing strategy.
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- Masoumeh Falah
- ENT and Head & Neck Research Center and Department, The Five Senses Institute, Hazrat Rasool Akram Hospital, Iran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Islamic Republic of Iran
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- ENT and Head & Neck Research Center and Department, The Five Senses Institute, Hazrat Rasool Akram Hospital, Iran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Islamic Republic of Iran.,Department of Medical Genetics, National Institute for Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology, Tehran, Islamic Republic of Iran
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- ENT and Head & Neck Research Center and Department, The Five Senses Institute, Hazrat Rasool Akram Hospital, Iran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Islamic Republic of Iran
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- Skull Base Research Center, Iran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Islamic Republic of Iran
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- ENT and Head & Neck Research Center and Department, The Five Senses Institute, Hazrat Rasool Akram Hospital, Iran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Islamic Republic of Iran
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- ENT and Head & Neck Research Center and Department, The Five Senses Institute, Hazrat Rasool Akram Hospital, Iran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Islamic Republic of Iran
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- ENT and Head & Neck Research Center and Department, The Five Senses Institute, Hazrat Rasool Akram Hospital, Iran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Islamic Republic of Iran
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Korrapati S, Taukulis I, Olszewski R, Pyle M, Gu S, Singh R, Griffiths C, Martin D, Boger E, Morell RJ, Hoa M. Single Cell and Single Nucleus RNA-Seq Reveal Cellular Heterogeneity and Homeostatic Regulatory Networks in Adult Mouse Stria Vascularis. Front Mol Neurosci 2019; 12:316. [PMID: 31920542 PMCID: PMC6933021 DOI: 10.3389/fnmol.2019.00316] [Citation(s) in RCA: 53] [Impact Index Per Article: 10.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/02/2019] [Accepted: 12/05/2019] [Indexed: 12/20/2022] Open
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The stria vascularis (SV) generates the endocochlear potential (EP) in the inner ear and is necessary for proper hair cell mechanotransduction and hearing. While channels belonging to SV cell types are known to play crucial roles in EP generation, relatively little is known about gene regulatory networks that underlie the ability of the SV to generate and maintain the EP. Using single cell and single nucleus RNA-sequencing, we identify and validate known and rare cell populations in the SV. Furthermore, we establish a basis for understanding molecular mechanisms underlying SV function by identifying potential gene regulatory networks as well as druggable gene targets. Finally, we associate known deafness genes with adult SV cell types. This work establishes a basis for dissecting the genetic mechanisms underlying the role of the SV in hearing and will serve as a basis for designing therapeutic approaches to hearing loss related to SV dysfunction.
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- Soumya Korrapati
- Auditory Development and Restoration Program, National Institute on Deafness and Other Communication Disorders, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD, United States
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- Auditory Development and Restoration Program, National Institute on Deafness and Other Communication Disorders, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD, United States
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- Auditory Development and Restoration Program, National Institute on Deafness and Other Communication Disorders, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD, United States
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- Auditory Development and Restoration Program, National Institute on Deafness and Other Communication Disorders, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD, United States
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- Auditory Development and Restoration Program, National Institute on Deafness and Other Communication Disorders, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD, United States
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- Auditory Development and Restoration Program, National Institute on Deafness and Other Communication Disorders, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD, United States
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- Auditory Development and Restoration Program, National Institute on Deafness and Other Communication Disorders, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD, United States
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- Biomedical Research Informatics Office, National Institute of Dental and Craniofacial Research, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD, United States
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- Genomics and Computational Biology Core, National Institute on Deafness and Other Communication Disorders, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD, United States
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- Genomics and Computational Biology Core, National Institute on Deafness and Other Communication Disorders, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD, United States
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- Auditory Development and Restoration Program, National Institute on Deafness and Other Communication Disorders, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD, United States
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Moisan S, Le Nabec A, Quillévéré A, Le Maréchal C, Férec C. Characterization of GJB2 cis-regulatory elements in the DFNB1 locus. Hum Genet 2019; 138:1275-1286. [PMID: 31586237 DOI: 10.1007/s00439-019-02068-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/13/2019] [Accepted: 09/29/2019] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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Although most disease-causing variants are within coding region of genes, it is now well established that cis-acting regulatory sequences, depending on 3D-chromatin organization, are required for temporal and spatial control of gene expression. Disruptions of such regulatory elements and/or chromatin conformation are likely to play a critical role in human genetic disease. Hence, recurrent monoallelic cases, who present the most common hereditary type of nonsyndromic hearing loss (i.e., DFNB1), carry only one identified pathogenic allele. This strongly suggests the presence of uncharacterized distal cis-acting elements in the missing allele. Here within, we study the spatial organization of a large DFNB1 locus encompassing the gap junction protein beta 2 (GJB2) gene, the most frequently mutated gene in this inherited hearing loss phenotype, with the chromosome conformation capture carbon copy technology (5C). By combining this approach with functional activity reporter assays and mapping of CCCTC-binding factor (CTCF) along the DFNB1 locus, we identify a novel set of cooperating GJB2 cis-acting elements and suggest a DFNB1 three-dimensional looping regulation model.
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- Stéphanie Moisan
- Laboratoire de Génétique Moléculaire et d'Histocompatibilité, CHRU de Brest, Bretagne, Brest, France. .,Univ Brest, Inserm, EFS UMR 1078, GGB, 29200, Brest, France.
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- Univ Brest, Inserm, EFS UMR 1078, GGB, 29200, Brest, France
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- Laboratoire de Génétique Moléculaire et d'Histocompatibilité, CHRU de Brest, Bretagne, Brest, France.,Univ Brest, Inserm, EFS UMR 1078, GGB, 29200, Brest, France
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- Laboratoire de Génétique Moléculaire et d'Histocompatibilité, CHRU de Brest, Bretagne, Brest, France. .,Univ Brest, Inserm, EFS UMR 1078, GGB, 29200, Brest, France.
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Özyılmaz B, Mercan GC, Kırbıyık Ö, Özdemir TR, Özkara S, Kaya ÖÖ, Kutbay YB, Erdoğan KM, Güvenç MS, Koç A. First-Line Molecular Genetic Evaluation of Autosomal Recessive Non-Syndromic Hearing Loss. Turk Arch Otorhinolaryngol 2019; 57:140-148. [PMID: 31620696 DOI: 10.5152/tao.2019.4320] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/31/2019] [Accepted: 06/20/2019] [Indexed: 01/12/2023] Open
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Objective The aim of this study is to investigate the efficiency of a first-line molecular genetic evaluation approach, in children with deafness. Methods Patients who were found to have sensorineural hearing loss by age-appropriate audiological tests were selected for the molecular genetic evaluation. The molecular genetic evaluation was carried out with GJB2 gene sequence analysis and mtDNA m.1555A>G mutation Restriction Fragment Length Polymorphism (RFLP) analysis. Additionally, in a small group of patients, hearing loss Multiplex Ligation-dependent Probe Amplification (MLPA) analysis was done out to identify the possible role of copy number changes. Results In this Turkish cohort, which included 104 index patients and 78 relatives, 33 (31.7%) had Pathogenic/Likely Pathogenic variants. One or more GJB2 sequence variants were identified in 46 (44.1%) of the 104 index patients. The homozygous c.35delG mutation by itself explained the etiology in 24% of our ARSNHL group. In one (5%) of the 20 patients of MLPA group, a hemizygous deletion in POU3F4 gene was detected. Conclusion In our Turkish cohort, we applied a first-line molecular genetic evaluation approach using GJB2 gene sequence analysis and mtDNA m.1555A>G RFLP analysis. This approach revealed the genetic etiology of 44.1% of our index patients. Additionaly, the results of hearing loss MLPA analysis revealed the limited role of copy number changes in this patient group. Furthermore, with a detailed genotype-phenotype association workup, 2 rare cases of Deafness with Palmoplantar Hyperkeratosis and Keratitis-Ichthyosis-Deafness syndrome were reported.
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- Berk Özyılmaz
- Genetic Diagnosis Center, University of Health Sciences, Tepecik Training and Research Hospital, İzmir, Turkey
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- Department of Otolaryngology, University of Health Sciences, Tepecik Training and Research Hospital, İzmir, Turkey
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- Genetic Diagnosis Center, University of Health Sciences, Tepecik Training and Research Hospital, İzmir, Turkey
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- Genetic Diagnosis Center, University of Health Sciences, Tepecik Training and Research Hospital, İzmir, Turkey
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- Department of Otolaryngology, University of Health Sciences, Tepecik Training and Research Hospital, İzmir, Turkey
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- Genetic Diagnosis Center, University of Health Sciences, Tepecik Training and Research Hospital, İzmir, Turkey
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- Genetic Diagnosis Center, University of Health Sciences, Tepecik Training and Research Hospital, İzmir, Turkey
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- Genetic Diagnosis Center, University of Health Sciences, Tepecik Training and Research Hospital, İzmir, Turkey
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- Genetic Diagnosis Center, University of Health Sciences, Tepecik Training and Research Hospital, İzmir, Turkey
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- Genetic Diagnosis Center, University of Health Sciences, Tepecik Training and Research Hospital, İzmir, Turkey
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Connexin 26 and connexin 30 are the prevailing isoforms in the epithelial and connective tissue gap junction systems of the developing and mature cochlea. The most frequently encountered variants of the genes that encode these connexins, which are transcriptionally coregulated, determine complete loss of protein function and are the predominant cause of prelingual hereditary deafness. Reducing connexin 26 expression by Cre/loxP recombination in the inner ear of adult mice results in a decreased endocochlear potential, increased hearing thresholds, and loss of >90% of outer hair cells, indicating that this connexin is essential for maintenance of cochlear function. In the developing cochlea, connexins are necessary for intercellular calcium signaling activity. Ribbon synapses and basolateral membrane currents fail to mature in inner hair cells of mice that are born with reduced connexin expression, even though hair cells do not express any connexin. In contrast, pannexin 1, an alternative mediator of intercellular signaling, is dispensable for hearing acquisition and auditory function.
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Naddafnia H, Noormohammadi Z, Irani S, Salahshoorifar I. Frequency of GJB2 mutations, GJB6-D13S1830 and GJB6-D13S1854 deletions among patients with non-syndromic hearing loss from the central region of Iran. Mol Genet Genomic Med 2019; 7:e00780. [PMID: 31162818 PMCID: PMC6625131 DOI: 10.1002/mgg3.780] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/18/2018] [Revised: 02/11/2019] [Accepted: 04/22/2019] [Indexed: 12/13/2022] Open
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Background In the present study, we investigate the prevalence of the GJB2 gene mutations, and deletions in the GJB6 gene, namely del (GJB6‐D13S1830) and del (GJB6‐D13S1854), in patients with autosomal recessive non‐syndromic hearing loss (ARNSHL) from the central region of Iran. Methods One hundred and thirty‐one unrelated ARNSHL cases from the central part of Iran were recruited. Among them, 81% (106 cases) had at least two affected relatives. Coding and noncoding regions of the GJB2 gene were sequenced. Multiplex PCR was used for analysis of del (GJB6‐D13S1830) and del (GJB6‐D13S1854) deletions in GJB6. Results The GJB2 variants were found in 16.79% (22/131) of the patients. The pathogenic variants were 21/131 (16.03%). The nonpathogenic variants were 1/131 (0. 07%). Allele frequency of the c.35delG as the pathogenic variant was the most common with 59.52% (25/42). The remaining pathogenic variants were c.235delC, p.T8M, p.R32H, p.R143Q, p.R143W, c‐23+1G>A. The only nonpathogenic variant was polymorphism p.V27I. Further segregation analysis showed that variant of p.R143Q might have incomplete penetrance. None of the patients had targeted deletions in the GJB6 gene. Conclusion In comparison with reports from other areas of Iran, c.35delG demonstrates the highest frequency within the central region (accounting for 57.14% of cases), probably resulting from the founder effect and consanguineous marriage. The pathology of ARNSHL in such patients could be attributed to defects in Connexin 26 encoded by GJB2.
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- Hossein Naddafnia
- Department of Biology, Science and Research Branch, Islamic Azad University, Tehran, Iran
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- Department of Biology, Science and Research Branch, Islamic Azad University, Tehran, Iran
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- Department of Biology, Science and Research Branch, Islamic Azad University, Tehran, Iran
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- Department of Biology, Science and Research Branch, Islamic Azad University, Tehran, Iran
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Erdenechuluun J, Lin YH, Ganbat K, Bataakhuu D, Makhbal Z, Tsai CY, Lin YH, Chan YH, Hsu CJ, Hsu WC, Chen PL, Wu CC. Unique spectra of deafness-associated mutations in Mongolians provide insights into the genetic relationships among Eurasian populations. PLoS One 2018; 13:e0209797. [PMID: 30576380 PMCID: PMC6303056 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0209797] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/22/2018] [Accepted: 12/11/2018] [Indexed: 02/07/2023] Open
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Genetic factors are an important cause of idiopathic sensorineural hearing impairment (SNHI). From the epidemiological perspective, mutations of three deafness genes: GJB2, SLC26A4, and MT-RNR1, are much more prevalent than those of other genes worldwide. However, mutation spectra of common deafness genes differ remarkably across different populations. Here, we performed comprehensive genetic examination and haplotype analyses in 188 unrelated Mongolian families with idiopathic SNHI, and compared their mutation spectra and haplotypes to those of other European and Asian cohorts. We confirmed genetic diagnoses in 18 (9.6%) of the 188 families, including 13 with bi-allelic GJB2 mutations, three with bi-allelic SLC26A4 mutations, and two with homoplasmic MT-RNR1 m.1555A>G mutation. Moreover, mono-allelic mutations were identified in 17 families (9.0%), including 14 with mono-allelic GJB2 mutations and three with mono-allelic SLC26A4 mutations. Interestingly, three GJB2 mutations prevalent in other populations, including c.35delG in Caucasians, c.235delC in East Asians, and c.-23+1G>A in Southwest and South Asians, were simultaneously detected in Mongolian patients. Haplotype analyses further confirmed founder effects for each of the three mutations, indicating that each mutation derived from its ancestral origin independently. By demonstrating the unique spectra of deafness-associated mutations, our findings may have important clinical and scientific implications for refining the molecular diagnostics of SNHI in Mongolian patients, and for elucidating the genetic relationships among Eurasian populations.
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- Jargalkhuu Erdenechuluun
- Department of Otolaryngology, Mongolian National University of Medical Sciences, Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia
- The EMJJ Otolaryngology Hospital, Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia
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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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- The EMJJ Otolaryngology Hospital, Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia
- Department of Otolaryngology, National Center for Maternal and Child Health, Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia
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- Department of Otolaryngology, National Center for Maternal and Child Health, Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia
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- Department of Otolaryngology, National Center for Maternal and Child Health, Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia
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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 Otolaryngology, National Taiwan University Hospital, 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
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- Department of Otolaryngology, National Taiwan University Hospital, Taipei, 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 Otolaryngology, National Taiwan University Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan
- Department of Medical Genetics, National Taiwan University Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan
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Yizhar-Barnea O, Valensisi C, Jayavelu ND, Kishore K, Andrus C, Koffler-Brill T, Ushakov K, Perl K, Noy Y, Bhonker Y, Pelizzola M, Hawkins RD, Avraham KB. DNA methylation dynamics during embryonic development and postnatal maturation of the mouse auditory sensory epithelium. Sci Rep 2018; 8:17348. [PMID: 30478432 PMCID: PMC6255903 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-018-35587-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/26/2018] [Accepted: 11/08/2018] [Indexed: 12/17/2022] Open
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The inner ear is a complex structure responsible for hearing and balance, and organ pathology is associated with deafness and balance disorders. To evaluate the role of epigenomic dynamics, we performed whole genome bisulfite sequencing at key time points during the development and maturation of the mouse inner ear sensory epithelium (SE). Our single-nucleotide resolution maps revealed variations in both general characteristics and dynamics of DNA methylation over time. This allowed us to predict the location of non-coding regulatory regions and to identify several novel candidate regulatory factors, such as Bach2, that connect stage-specific regulatory elements to molecular features that drive the development and maturation of the SE. Constructing in silico regulatory networks around sites of differential methylation enabled us to link key inner ear regulators, such as Atoh1 and Stat3, to pathways responsible for cell lineage determination and maturation, such as the Notch pathway. We also discovered that a putative enhancer, defined as a low methylated region (LMR), can upregulate the GJB6 gene and a neighboring non-coding RNA. The study of inner ear SE methylomes revealed novel regulatory regions in the hearing organ, which may improve diagnostic capabilities, and has the potential to guide the development of therapeutics for hearing loss by providing multiple intervention points for manipulation of the auditory system.
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- Ofer Yizhar-Barnea
- Department of Human Molecular Genetics and Biochemistry, Sackler Faculty of Medicine and Sagol School of Neuroscience, Tel Aviv University, Tel Aviv, 6997801, Israel
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- Division of Medical Genetics, Department of Medicine, Department of Genome Sciences, Institute for Stem Cell and Regenerative Medicine, University of Washington School of Medicine, Seattle, WA, 98195, USA
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- Division of Medical Genetics, Department of Medicine, Department of Genome Sciences, Institute for Stem Cell and Regenerative Medicine, University of Washington School of Medicine, Seattle, WA, 98195, USA
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- Center for Genomic Science of IIT@SEMM, Fondazione Istituto Italiano di Tecnologia, Milano, 20139, Italy
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- Division of Medical Genetics, Department of Medicine, Department of Genome Sciences, Institute for Stem Cell and Regenerative Medicine, University of Washington School of Medicine, Seattle, WA, 98195, USA
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- Department of Human Molecular Genetics and Biochemistry, Sackler Faculty of Medicine and Sagol School of Neuroscience, Tel Aviv University, Tel Aviv, 6997801, Israel
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- Department of Human Molecular Genetics and Biochemistry, Sackler Faculty of Medicine and Sagol School of Neuroscience, Tel Aviv University, Tel Aviv, 6997801, Israel
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- Department of Human Molecular Genetics and Biochemistry, Sackler Faculty of Medicine and Sagol School of Neuroscience, Tel Aviv University, Tel Aviv, 6997801, Israel
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- Department of Human Molecular Genetics and Biochemistry, Sackler Faculty of Medicine and Sagol School of Neuroscience, Tel Aviv University, Tel Aviv, 6997801, Israel
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- Department of Human Molecular Genetics and Biochemistry, Sackler Faculty of Medicine and Sagol School of Neuroscience, Tel Aviv University, Tel Aviv, 6997801, Israel
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- Center for Genomic Science of IIT@SEMM, Fondazione Istituto Italiano di Tecnologia, Milano, 20139, Italy
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- Division of Medical Genetics, Department of Medicine, Department of Genome Sciences, Institute for Stem Cell and Regenerative Medicine, University of Washington School of Medicine, Seattle, WA, 98195, USA.
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- Department of Human Molecular Genetics and Biochemistry, Sackler Faculty of Medicine and Sagol School of Neuroscience, Tel Aviv University, Tel Aviv, 6997801, Israel.
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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] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [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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Leclère JC, Le Gac MS, Le Maréchal C, Ferec C, Marianowski R. GJB2 mutations: Genotypic and phenotypic correlation in a cohort of 690 hearing-impaired patients, toward a new mutation? Int J Pediatr Otorhinolaryngol 2017; 102:80-85. [PMID: 29106882 DOI: 10.1016/j.ijporl.2017.09.011] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/16/2016] [Revised: 09/10/2017] [Accepted: 09/11/2017] [Indexed: 10/18/2022]
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OBJECTIVES To analyze the clinical features of hearing impairment and to search for correlations with the genotype in patients with GJB2 mutations. DESIGN Case series. SETTING Collaborative study in referral centers, institutional practice. PATIENTS A total of 690 hearing-impaired patients were genotypically and phenotypically described. The mutations of GJB2 and GJB6 were studied. Heterozygous patients were searched for another mutation by microsatellite approach. MAIN OUTCOME MEASURES Prevalence of GJB2 mutations, microsatellite approach, hearing-impairment. RESULTS In 498 patients (72,17% of the cohort), no mutation was found. Homozygotous patients were 59 (8,55%), with 51 for c.35delG, 6 for p.M34T and 2 for GJB6. Compound heterozygous were 64 (9,28%) with 56 c.35delG-others mutations. Genotypes with biallelic non sense mutations had a high risk of severe to profound hearing impairment. It was frequently milder in compound heterozygotes than in c.35delG homozygotes. Heterozygous patients were 69 (10%) with 21 c.35delG, 20 p.M34T and 28 others mutations. We selected patients with a complete historical medical file (clinical and audiometric data). Then, we performed a microsatellite approach (multiplex PCR of short DNA fragments) to localize a new pathologic allele. Seventeen heterozygous patients were studied. Six patients (35%) showed the same haplotype. They were compound heterozygous bearing a new pathologic allele. CONCLUSION Genotype may affect deafness severity, but environmental and other genetic factors may also modulate the severity and evolution of GJB2-GJB6 deafness. A new haplotype for GJB2 is described but the exact mutation remains unknown.
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- Jean-Christophe Leclère
- Department of Otorhinolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, University Hospital CHU Brest, France
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- Department of Otorhinolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, University Hospital CHU Brest, France
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- Genetic Department, University Hospital CHU Brest, France
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- Department of Otorhinolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, University Hospital CHU Brest, France.
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Mei L, Chen J, Zong L, Zhu Y, Liang C, Jones RO, Zhao HB. A deafness mechanism of digenic Cx26 (GJB2) and Cx30 (GJB6) mutations: Reduction of endocochlear potential by impairment of heterogeneous gap junctional function in the cochlear lateral wall. Neurobiol Dis 2017; 108:195-203. [PMID: 28823936 DOI: 10.1016/j.nbd.2017.08.002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 35] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/07/2017] [Revised: 07/12/2017] [Accepted: 08/16/2017] [Indexed: 12/19/2022] Open
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Digenic Connexin26 (Cx26, GJB2) and Cx30 (GJB6) heterozygous mutations are the second most frequent cause of recessive deafness in humans. However, the underlying deafness mechanism remains unclear. In this study, we created different double Cx26 and Cx30 heterozygous (Cx26+/-/Cx30+/-) mouse models to investigate the underlying pathological changes and deafness mechanism. We found that double Cx26+/-/Cx30+/- heterozygous mice had hearing loss. Endocochlear potential (EP), which is a driving force for hair cells producing auditory receptor current, was reduced. However, unlike Cx26 homozygous knockout (Cx26-/-) mice, the cochlea in Cx26+/-/Cx30+/- mice displayed normal development and had no apparent hair cell degeneration. Gap junctions (GJs) in the cochlea form two independent networks: the epithelial cell GJ network in the organ of Corti and the connective tissue GJ network in the cochlear lateral wall. We further found that double heterozygous deletion of Cx26 and Cx30 in the epithelial cells did not reduce EP and had normal hearing, suggesting that Cx26+/-/Cx30+/- may mainly impair gap junctional functions in the cochlear lateral wall and lead to EP reduction and hearing loss. Most of Cx26 and Cx30 in the cochlear lateral wall co-expressed in the same gap junctional plaques. Moreover, sole Cx26+/- or Cx30+/- heterozygous mice had no hearing loss. These data further suggest that digenic Cx26 and Cx30 mutations may impair heterozygous coupling of Cx26 and Cx30 in the cochlear lateral wall to reduce EP, thereby leading to hearing loss.
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- Ling Mei
- Department of Otolaryngology, University of Kentucky Medical Center, 800 Rose Street, Lexington, KY 40536, USA; Department of Otolaryngology, Xinhua Hospital, Shanghai Jiao Tong University Medical School, Shanghai 200092, PR China
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- Department of Otolaryngology, University of Kentucky Medical Center, 800 Rose Street, Lexington, KY 40536, USA; Department of Otolaryngology, Tongji Hospital, Huazhong University of Science & Technology, 1095 Jiefang Avenue, Wuhan 430030, PR China
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- Department of Otolaryngology, University of Kentucky Medical Center, 800 Rose Street, Lexington, KY 40536, USA; Department of Otolaryngology, Chinese PLA General Hospital, 28 Fuxing Road, Beijing 100853, PR China
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- Department of Otolaryngology, University of Kentucky Medical Center, 800 Rose Street, Lexington, KY 40536, USA
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- Department of Otolaryngology, University of Kentucky Medical Center, 800 Rose Street, Lexington, KY 40536, USA
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- Department of Otolaryngology, University of Kentucky Medical Center, 800 Rose Street, Lexington, KY 40536, USA
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- Department of Otolaryngology, University of Kentucky Medical Center, 800 Rose Street, Lexington, KY 40536, USA.
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Johnson SL, Ceriani F, Houston O, Polishchuk R, Polishchuk E, Crispino G, Zorzi V, Mammano F, Marcotti W. Connexin-Mediated Signaling in Nonsensory Cells Is Crucial for the Development of Sensory Inner Hair Cells in the Mouse Cochlea. J Neurosci 2017; 37:258-68. [PMID: 28077706 DOI: 10.1523/JNEUROSCI.2251-16.2016] [Citation(s) in RCA: 55] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/15/2016] [Revised: 10/10/2016] [Accepted: 11/07/2016] [Indexed: 12/03/2022] Open
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Mutations in the genes encoding for gap junction proteins connexin 26 (Cx26) and connexin 30 (Cx30) have been linked to syndromic and nonsyndromic hearing loss in mice and humans. The release of ATP from connexin hemichannels in cochlear nonsensory cells has been proposed to be the main trigger for action potential activity in immature sensory inner hair cells (IHCs), which is crucial for the refinement of the developing auditory circuitry. Using connexin knock-out mice, we show that IHCs fire spontaneous action potentials even in the absence of ATP-dependent intercellular Ca2+ signaling in the nonsensory cells. However, this signaling from nonsensory cells was able to increase the intrinsic IHC firing frequency. We also found that connexin expression is key to IHC functional maturation. In Cx26 conditional knock-out mice (Cx26Sox10-Cre), the maturation of IHCs, which normally occurs at approximately postnatal day 12, was partially prevented. Although Cx30 has been shown not to be required for hearing in young adult mice, IHCs from Cx30 knock-out mice exhibited a comprehensive brake in their development, such that their basolateral membrane currents and synaptic machinery retain a prehearing phenotype. We propose that IHC functional differentiation into mature sensory receptors is initiated in the prehearing cochlea provided that the expression of either connexin reaches a threshold level. As such, connexins regulate one of the most crucial functional refinements in the mammalian cochlea, the disruption of which contributes to the deafness phenotype observed in mice and DFNB1 patients. SIGNIFICANCE STATEMENT The correct development and function of the mammalian cochlea relies not only on the sensory hair cells, but also on the surrounding nonsensory cells. Although the nonsensory cells have been largely implicated in the general homeostasis in the mature cochlea, their involvement in the initial functional differentiation of the sensory inner hair cells is less clear. Using mutant mouse models for the most common form of congenital deafness in humans, which are knock-outs for the gap-junction channels connexin 26 and connexin 30 genes, we show that defects in nonsensory cells prevented the functional maturation of inner hair cells. In connexin knock-outs, inner hair cells remained stuck at a prehearing stage of development and, as such, are unable to process sound information.
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Bliznetz EA, Lalayants MR, Markova TG, Balanovsky OP, Balanovska EV, Skhalyakho RA, Pocheshkhova EA, Nikitina NV, Voronin SV, Kudryashova EK, Glotov OS, Polyakov AV. Update of the GJB2/DFNB1 mutation spectrum in Russia: a founder Ingush mutation del(GJB2-D13S175) is the most frequent among other large deletions. J Hum Genet 2017; 62:789-795. [PMID: 28405014 PMCID: PMC5584515 DOI: 10.1038/jhg.2017.42] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/13/2016] [Revised: 03/05/2017] [Accepted: 03/05/2017] [Indexed: 11/09/2022]
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Although mutations in the GJB2 gene sequence make up the majority of variants causing autosomal-recessive non-syndromic hearing loss, few large deletions have been shown to contribute to DFNB1 deafness. Currently, genetic testing for DFNB1 hearing loss includes GJB2 sequencing and DFNB1 deletion analysis for two common large deletions, del(GJB6-D13S1830) and del(GJB6-D13S1854). Here, we report frequency in Russia, clinical significance and evolutionary origins of a 101 kb deletion, del(GJB2-D13S175), recently identified by us. In multiethnic cohort of 1104 unrelated hearing loss patients with biallelic mutations at the DFNB1 locus, the del(GJB2-D13S175) allele frequency of up to 0.5% (11/2208) was determined and this allele was shown to be predominantly associated with profound sensorineural hearing loss. Additionally, eight previously unpublished GJB2 mutations were described in this study. All patients carrying del(GJB2-D13S175) were of the Ingush ancestry. Among normal hearing individuals, del(GJB2-D13S175) was observed in Russian Republic of Ingushetia with a carrier rate of ~1% (2/241). Analysis of haplotypes associated with the deletion revealed a common founder in the Ingushes, with age of the deletion being ~3000 years old. Since del(GJB2-D13S175) was missed by standard methods of GJB2 analysis, del(GJB2-D13S175) detection has been added to our routine testing strategy for DFNB1 hearing loss.
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- Elena A Bliznetz
- The Federal Agency for Scientific Organizations, Federal State Budgetary Institution, Research Centre for Medical Genetics, Moscow, Russia
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- Federal Medical and Biological Agency, Federal State-Funded Institution of Science, National Research Center for Audiology and Hearing Rehabilitation, Moscow, Russia
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- Federal Medical and Biological Agency, Federal State-Funded Institution of Science, National Research Center for Audiology and Hearing Rehabilitation, Moscow, Russia
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- The Federal Agency for Scientific Organizations, Federal State Budgetary Institution, Research Centre for Medical Genetics, Moscow, Russia
- The Russian Academy of Sciences, Federal State-Funded Institution of Science, Vavilov Institute of General Genetics, Moscow, Russia
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- The Federal Agency for Scientific Organizations, Federal State Budgetary Institution, Research Centre for Medical Genetics, Moscow, Russia
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- The Federal Agency for Scientific Organizations, Federal State Budgetary Institution, Research Centre for Medical Genetics, Moscow, Russia
- The Russian Academy of Sciences, Federal State-Funded Institution of Science, Vavilov Institute of General Genetics, Moscow, Russia
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- The Ministry of Health, Federal State-Funded Educational Institution of Higher Education, Kuban State Medical University, Krasnodar, Russia
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- The Ministry of Health, State Budgetary Healthcare Institution, Clinical-Diagnostic Center of Mother and Child Health Protection, Yekaterinburg, Russia
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- State Autonomous Healthcare Institution, Regional Clinical Center of Specialized Medical Care, Vladivostok, Russia
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- The Ministry of Health, State Budgetary Healthcare Institution, Leningrad Regional Clinical Hospital, Saint Petersburg, Russia
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- Federal State Budgetary Educational Institution of Higher Education, Saint Petersburg University, Saint Petersburg, Russia
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- The Federal Agency for Scientific Organizations, Federal State Budgetary Institution, Research Centre for Medical Genetics, Moscow, Russia
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Fallerini C, Baldassarri M, Trevisson E, Morbidoni V, La Manna A, Lazzarin R, Pasini A, Barbano G, Pinciaroli AR, Garosi G, Frullanti E, Pinto AM, Mencarelli MA, Mari F, Renieri A, Ariani F. Alport syndrome: impact of digenic inheritance in patients management. Clin Genet 2017; 92:34-44. [PMID: 27859054 DOI: 10.1111/cge.12919] [Citation(s) in RCA: 41] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/04/2016] [Revised: 11/02/2016] [Accepted: 11/03/2016] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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Alport syndrome (ATS) is a genetically heterogeneous nephropathy with considerable phenotypic variability and different transmission patterns, including monogenic (X-linked/autosomal) and digenic inheritance (DI). Here we present a new series of families with DI and we discuss the consequences for genetic counseling and risk assessment. Out of five families harboring variants in more than one COL4 gene detected by next generation sequencing (NGS), minigene-splicing assay allowed us to identify four as true digenic. Two families showed COL4A3/A4 mutations in cis, mimicking an autosomal dominant inheritance with a more severe phenotype and one showed COL4A3/A4 mutations in trans, mimicking an autosomal recessive inheritance with a less severe phenotype. In a fourth family, a de novo mutation (COL4A5) combined with an inherited mutation (COL4A3) triggered a more severe phenotype. A fifth family, predicted digenic on the basis of silico tools, rather showed monogenic X-linked inheritance due to a hypomorphic mutation, in accordance with a milder phenotype. In conclusion, this study highlights the impact of DI in ATS and explains the associated atypical presentations. More complex inheritance should be therefore considered when reviewing prognosis and recurrence risks. On the other side, these findings emphasize the importance to accompany NGS with splicing assays in order to avoid erroneous identification of at risk members.
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- C Fallerini
- Medical Genetics, University of Siena, Siena, Italy
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- Medical Genetics, University of Siena, Siena, Italy.,Genetica Medica, Azienda Ospedaliera Universitaria Senese, Siena, Italy
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- Department of Woman and Child Health, University of Padova, Padova, Italy.,Istituto di Ricerca Pediatria, IRP, Città della Speranza, Padova, Italy
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- Department of Woman and Child Health, University of Padova, Padova, Italy.,Istituto di Ricerca Pediatria, IRP, Città della Speranza, Padova, Italy
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- Department of Pediatrics, Second University of Napoli, Napoli, Italy
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- Nephrology and Dialysis, Ospedale San Giacomo Apostolo, Castelfranco Veneto, Italy
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- Nephrology and Pediatric Dialysis, Ospedale S. Orsola Malpighi, Bologna, Italy
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- Renal immunopathology, Istituto Giannina Gaslini, Genova, Italy
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- Nephrology and Dialysis, Azienda Ospedaliera Pugliese Ciaccio, Catanzaro, Italy
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- Nephrology, Dialysis and Transplantation, Azienda Ospedaliera Universitaria Senese, Siena, Italy
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- Medical Genetics, University of Siena, Siena, Italy
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- Medical Genetics, University of Siena, Siena, Italy.,Genetica Medica, Azienda Ospedaliera Universitaria Senese, Siena, Italy
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- Genetica Medica, Azienda Ospedaliera Universitaria Senese, Siena, Italy
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- Medical Genetics, University of Siena, Siena, Italy.,Genetica Medica, Azienda Ospedaliera Universitaria Senese, Siena, Italy
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- Medical Genetics, University of Siena, Siena, Italy.,Genetica Medica, Azienda Ospedaliera Universitaria Senese, Siena, Italy
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- Medical Genetics, University of Siena, Siena, Italy.,Genetica Medica, Azienda Ospedaliera Universitaria Senese, Siena, Italy
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Al-Achkar W, Al-Halabi B, Ali B, Moassass F. First report of prevalence c.IVS1+1G>A and del (GJB6-13S1854) mutations in Syrian families with non-syndromic sensorineural hearing loss. Int J Pediatr Otorhinolaryngol 2017; 92:82-7. [PMID: 28012540 DOI: 10.1016/j.ijporl.2016.11.015] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/17/2016] [Revised: 11/13/2016] [Accepted: 11/14/2016] [Indexed: 11/23/2022]
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OBJECTIVE Mutations in GJB2 and GJB6 genes are a frequent cause of congenital non-syndromic hearing loss (NSHL). Mutational screening has usually focused on coding region of GJB2 gene. A few studies have been conducted on the non-coding region and exon 1. c.IVS1+1G>A (a splice site mutation in GJB2 gene have been detected as disruptive mutation. Del (GJB6 D13S1830) is found in many populations, but del (GJB6 D13S1854) is reported from a few restricted countries. This study was carried out to investigate the prevalence of splice site mutation c.IVS1+1G>A and two common deletions in GJB6 gene as the genetic etiology of hearing impairment in 70 Syrian families. METHODS The frequency of the c.IVS1+1G>A mutation and two deletions were determined by PCR-RFLP and A multiplex PCR assay. RESULT Our results showed a high prevalence of IVS1+1G>A mutation (20%) and del(GJB6-D13S1854) (15.7%) in deaf families. The homozygous genotype (c.IVS1+1G>A/c.IVS1+1G>A) was observed in one family and the compound heterozygous genotypes (c.35delG/c.IVS1+1G>A) and (c.IVS1+1G>A/V153I) were observed in 7 families and one family respectively. Also, the heterozygous state (c.IVS1+1G>A/unknown) was detected in 5 families. The study of del((GJB6-D13S1854) was showed a compound heterozygous genotype del((GJB6-D13S1854)/c.IVS1+1G>A) in the same families (5 families) having heterozygous genotype of c.IVS1+1G>A mutation. Also, del(GJB6-D13S1854) is combined with c.35delG mutation in 2 families and it was observed in the heterozygous state del(GJB6-D13S1854)/unknown) in 4 families. In contrast, the del(GJB6-D13S1830) described in many population was absent in our patients. CONCLUSION Our findings indicate to significant contribution of the splice site mutation and del(GJB6-D13S1854) in our deaf families and these mutations were important causes of hearing impairment.
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Mehta D, Noon SE, Schwartz E, Wilkens A, Bedoukian EC, Scarano I, Crenshaw EB, Krantz ID. Outcomes of evaluation and testing of 660 individuals with hearing loss in a pediatric genetics of hearing loss clinic. Am J Med Genet A 2016; 170:2523-30. [PMID: 27480936 DOI: 10.1002/ajmg.a.37855] [Citation(s) in RCA: 34] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/18/2016] [Accepted: 07/07/2016] [Indexed: 11/11/2022]
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Hearing loss is a relatively common condition in children, occurring in approximately 2 out of every 1,000 births with approximately 50% of reported diagnoses having a primary genetic etiology. Given the prevalence and genetic component of hearing loss, coupled with a trend toward early diagnosis with the institution of universal newborn hearing screening, The Genetics of Hearing Loss Clinic was established at The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia to manage the diagnosis, testing, and genetic counseling for individuals and families. This paper described a cohort of 660 individuals with a diagnosis of hearing loss evaluated between July 2008 and July 2015 in the Genetics of Hearing Loss Clinic. To elucidate the cause of hearing loss in this cohort for better management and prognostication, testing included single nucleotide polymorphism chromosomal microarray, hearing loss next generation sequencing panel, and additional clinical tests inclusive of thyroid and renal function studies, temporal bone magnetic resonance imaging, and electrocardiogram. Of those evaluated, most had bilateral sensorineural hearing loss, occurring in 489/660 (74%). Additionally, 612/660 (93%) of patients presented with a nonsyndromic form of hearing loss (no other observed clinical findings at the time of exam), of which pathogenic mutations in GJB2 were most prevalent. Of the individuals with syndromic manifestations (48/660), Usher and Waardenburg syndrome were most commonly observed. A family history of hearing loss (first degree relative) was present in 12.6% of families with available information. Through molecular analyses, clinical examination, and laboratory testing, a definitive etiologic diagnosis was established in 157/660 (23.8%) of individuals. © 2016 Wiley Periodicals, Inc.
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- Devanshi Mehta
- Division of Human Genetics, The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
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- Division of Human Genetics, The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
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- Division of Human Genetics, The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
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- Division of Human Genetics, The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
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- Division of Human Genetics, The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
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- Division of Human Genetics, The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
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- Center for Childhood Communication, The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.,Department of Otorhinolaryngology: Head and Neck Surgery, Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
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- Division of Human Genetics, The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. .,The Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
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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] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [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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Liu W, Edin F, Blom H, Magnusson P, Schrott-fischer A, Glueckert R, Santi PA, Li H, Laurell G, Rask-andersen H. Super-resolution structured illumination fluorescence microscopy of the lateral wall of the cochlea: the Connexin26/30 proteins are separately expressed in man. Cell Tissue Res 2016; 365:13-27. [DOI: 10.1007/s00441-016-2359-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 28] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/15/2015] [Accepted: 01/07/2016] [Indexed: 10/22/2022]
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Burke WF, Warnecke A, Schöner-Heinisch A, Lesinski-Schiedat A, Maier H, Lenarz T. Prevalence and audiological profiles of GJB2 mutations in a large collective of hearing impaired patients. Hear Res 2016; 333:77-86. [PMID: 26778469 DOI: 10.1016/j.heares.2016.01.006] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/18/2015] [Revised: 01/07/2016] [Accepted: 01/13/2016] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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Mutations in the GJB2 gene are known to represent the commonest cause of hereditary and congenital hearing loss. In this study, a complete sequencing of the GJB2 gene in a cohort of 506 patients from a single, large cochlear implant program in Europe was performed. Audiological testing for those patients who could actively participate was performed using pure tone audiometry (PTA). Those unable to undergo PTA were measured using click-auditory brainstem response (ABR). Data analysis was performed to determine genotype-phenotype correlations of the mutational status vs. audiological profiles and vs. age at the time of presentation. An overall prevalence of biallelic mutations of 13.4% was found for the total collective. When subsets of younger patients were examined, the prevalence increased to 27% of those up to age 18 and 35% of those up to age 5 at the time of testing, respectively. This increase was found to be highly significant (p < 0.001). Analysis of the mean PTA thresholds revealed a strong correlation between allele combination status and mean PTA (p = 0.021). The prevalence of simple heterozygotes was found to be approximately 10.1%, which is around 3.3 times the value expected in the general population. As GJB2 follows a recessive pattern of inheritance, the question arises as to why such a large fraction of simple heterozygotes was observed among the hearing impaired patients included in this study.
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- W F Burke
- Department of Otolaryngology, Hannover Medical School, Hannover, Germany; Cluster of Excellence, Hearing4All, Germany.
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- Department of Otolaryngology, Hannover Medical School, Hannover, Germany; Cluster of Excellence, Hearing4All, Germany
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- Institute for Human Genetics, Hannover Medical School, Hannover, Germany
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- Department of Otolaryngology, Hannover Medical School, Hannover, Germany; Cluster of Excellence, Hearing4All, Germany
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- Department of Otolaryngology, Hannover Medical School, Hannover, Germany; Cluster of Excellence, Hearing4All, Germany
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Martínez-Saucedo M, Rivera-Vega Mdel R, Gonzalez--Huerta Luz M, Urueta-Cuellar H, Toral-López J, Berruecos-Villalobos P, Cuevas-Covarrubias S. Two novel compound heterozygous families with a trimutation in the GJB2 gene causing sensorineural hearing loss. Int J Pediatr Otorhinolaryngol 2015; 79:2295-9. [PMID: 26553399 DOI: 10.1016/j.ijporl.2015.10.030] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/10/2015] [Revised: 10/20/2015] [Accepted: 10/22/2015] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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BACKGROUND Sensorineural hearing loss (SNHL) is a genetically heterogeneous disease. GJB2 gene mutations seem to be the most frequent cause of hereditary hearing impairment in several populations. There is variability in the mutations in the GJB2 gene worldwide; this remarks the influence of ethnic background in SNHL. OBJECTIVE To describe the presence of two trimutations in the GJB2 gene in two Mexican families with hereditary SNHL. MATERIALS AND METHODS Two unrelated Mexican families with prelingual SNHL were included in the study. Analysis of the GJB2 gene through PCR and DNA direct sequencing analysis was performed in all members of the families and in 100 normal controls. RESULTS Affected member of the family 1 showed the trimutation p.S19R/p.R32S/p.E47*, whereas affected members of the family 2 showed the trimutation p.F31I/p.W44*/p.V84M. Parents of both families were heterozygous with normal audition. CONCLUSION We found a novel mutation in the GJB2 gene and two trimutations with SNHL not previously reported. This remarks the complexity in the pattern of mutations in the GJB2 gene in SNHL and enriches the spectrum of the type of molecular defects in the GJB2 gene.
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Haraksingh RR, Jahanbani F, Rodriguez-Paris J, Gelernter J, Nadeau KC, Oghalai JS, Schrijver I, Snyder MP. Exome sequencing and genome-wide copy number variant mapping reveal novel associations with sensorineural hereditary hearing loss. BMC Genomics 2014; 15:1155. [PMID: 25528277 PMCID: PMC4367882 DOI: 10.1186/1471-2164-15-1155] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/20/2014] [Accepted: 12/12/2014] [Indexed: 11/17/2022] Open
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Background The genetic diversity of loci and mutations underlying hereditary hearing loss is an active area of investigation. To identify loci associated with predominantly non-syndromic sensorineural hearing loss, we performed exome sequencing of families and of single probands, as well as copy number variation (CNV) mapping in a case–control cohort. Results Analysis of three distinct families revealed several candidate loci in two families and a single strong candidate gene, MYH7B, for hearing loss in one family. MYH7B encodes a Type II myosin, consistent with a role for cytoskeletal proteins in hearing. High-resolution genome-wide CNV analysis of 150 cases and 157 controls revealed deletions in genes known to be involved in hearing (e.g. GJB6, OTOA, and STRC, encoding connexin 30, otoancorin, and stereocilin, respectively), supporting CNV contributions to hearing loss phenotypes. Additionally, a novel region on chromosome 16 containing part of the PDXDC1 gene was found to be frequently deleted in hearing loss patients (OR = 3.91, 95% CI: 1.62-9.40, p = 1.45 × 10-7). Conclusions We conclude that many known as well as novel loci and distinct types of mutations not typically tested in clinical settings can contribute to the etiology of hearing loss. Our study also demonstrates the challenges of exome sequencing and genome-wide CNV mapping for direct clinical application, and illustrates the need for functional and clinical follow-up as well as curated open-access databases. Electronic supplementary material The online version of this article (doi:10.1186/1471-2164-15-1155) contains supplementary material, which is available to authorized users.
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- Department of Genetics, Stanford University School of Medicine, 300 Pasteur Dr,, M-344A, Stanford, CA 94305, USA.
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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] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [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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Lasisi AO, Bademci G, Foster J 2nd, Blanton S, Tekin M. Common genes for non-syndromic deafness are uncommon in sub-Saharan Africa: a report from Nigeria. Int J Pediatr Otorhinolaryngol 2014; 78:1870-3. [PMID: 25218342 DOI: 10.1016/j.ijporl.2014.08.014] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/25/2014] [Revised: 08/10/2014] [Accepted: 08/11/2014] [Indexed: 02/02/2023]
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INTRODUCTION Little is known about the molecular epidemiology of deafness in sub-Saharan Africa (SSA). Even in Nigeria, the most populous African nation, no genetic studies of deafness have been conducted. This pioneering work aims at investigating the frequencies of gene mutations relatively common in other parts of the world (i.e. those in GJB2, GJB6, and mitochondrial DNA) among subjects from Nigeria with hearing loss (HL) with no evidence of acquired pathology or syndromic findings. In addition, we review the literature on the genetics of deafness in SSA. METHOD We evaluated 81 unrelated deaf probands from the Yoruba tribe residing in Ibadan, a suburban city in Nigeria, for the aetiology of their deafness. Subjects underwent genetic testing if their history was negative for an environmental cause and physical examination did not find evidence of a syndrome. Both exons of GJB2 and mitochondrial DNA flanking the 1555A>G mutations were PCR-amplified followed by Sanger sequencing. GJB6 deletions were screened via quantitative PCR. RESULT We identified 44 probands who had nonsyndromic deafness with no environmental cause. The age at study time ranged between 8 months and 45 years (mean=24 years) and age at onset was congenital or prelingual (<age 2 years) in 37 (84%) probands and postlingual in 7 (16%) probands. Among these, 35 probands were the only affected members of their families (simplex cases), while there were at least two affected family members in nine cases (multiplex). Molecular analyses did not show a pathogenic variant in any one of the 44 probands studied. CONCLUSION GJB2, GJB6 and mitochondrial DNA 1555A>G mutations were not found among this initial cohort of the deaf in Nigeria. This makes imperative the search for other genes in the aetiology of HL in this population.
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Sokolov M, Brownstein Z, Frydman M, Avraham KB. Apparent phenotypic anticipation in autosomal dominant connexin 26 deafness. J Basic Clin Physiol Pharmacol 2014; 25:289-92. [PMID: 25153233 DOI: 10.1515/jbcpp-2014-0053] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/23/2014] [Accepted: 07/07/2014] [Indexed: 11/15/2022]
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BACKGROUND Connexin 26 (GJB2) mutations are associated with various types of hearing loss, either without associated symptoms or with skin disease, constituting a form of syndromic hearing loss. These mutations can lead to deafness in either a recessive or a dominant autosomal form of inheritance. METHODS Ascertainment of a Jewish Ashkenazi family with nonsyndromic hearing loss led to the construction of a pedigree for a four-generation family, with hearing loss detected in three successive generations. The entire coding region of the GJB2 gene was amplified and sequenced by Sanger sequencing. RESULTS Audiological analysis revealed that the age of onset and severity of hearing loss were earlier and more severe, respectively, in each successive generation of an Ashkenazi Jewish family. A mutation, c.224G>A, leading to missense p.Arg75Gln was detected only in the affected members of the family. CONCLUSIONS The entire coding region of GJB2 should be checked in hearing-impaired patients by Sanger sequencing, rather than examination only of the two most prevalent mutations, regardless of mode of inheritance or ethnicity. Furthermore, predictions regarding phenotype based on genotype can be difficult to make due to clinical variability in multigenerational families, as demonstrated in the family presented in this study.
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Michalski N, Petit C. Genetics of auditory mechano-electrical transduction. Pflugers Arch 2015; 467:49-72. [PMID: 24957570 DOI: 10.1007/s00424-014-1552-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/14/2014] [Revised: 06/04/2014] [Accepted: 06/05/2014] [Indexed: 12/29/2022]
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The hair bundles of cochlear hair cells play a central role in the auditory mechano-electrical transduction (MET) process. The identification of MET components and of associated molecular complexes by biochemical approaches is impeded by the very small number of hair cells within the cochlea. In contrast, human and mouse genetics have proven to be particularly powerful. The study of inherited forms of deafness led to the discovery of several essential proteins of the MET machinery, which are currently used as entry points to decipher the associated molecular networks. Notably, MET relies not only on the MET machinery but also on several elements ensuring the proper sound-induced oscillation of the hair bundle or the ionic environment necessary to drive the MET current. Here, we review the most significant advances in the molecular bases of the MET process that emerged from the genetics of hearing.
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Digenic inheritance (DI) is the simplest form of inheritance for genetically complex diseases. By contrast with the thousands of reports that mutations in single genes cause human diseases, there are only dozens of human disease phenotypes with evidence for DI in some pedigrees. The advent of high-throughput sequencing (HTS) has made it simpler to identify monogenic disease causes and could similarly simplify proving DI because one can simultaneously find mutations in two genes in the same sample. However, through 2012, I could find only one example of human DI in which HTS was used; in that example, HTS found only the second of the two genes. To explore the gap between expectation and reality, I tried to collect all examples of human DI with a narrow definition and characterise them according to the types of evidence collected, and whether there has been replication. Two strong trends are that knowledge of candidate genes and knowledge of protein–protein interactions (PPIs) have been helpful in most published examples of human DI. By contrast, the positional method of genetic linkage analysis, has been mostly unsuccessful in identifying genes underlying human DI. Based on the empirical data, I suggest that combining HTS with growing networks of established PPIs may expedite future discoveries of human DI and strengthen the evidence for them.
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Hoefsloot LH, Roux AF, Bitner-Glindzicz M; contributors to EMQN DFNB1 best practice meeting. EMQN Best Practice guidelines for diagnostic testing of mutations causing non-syndromic hearing impairment at the DFNB1 locus. Eur J Hum Genet 2013; 21:1325-9. [PMID: 23695287 DOI: 10.1038/ejhg.2013.83] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/08/2022] Open
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Matos TD, Simões-Teixeira H, Caria H, Gonçalves AC, Chora J, Correia MDC, Moura C, Rosa H, Monteiro L, O'Neill A, Dias Ó, Andrea M, Fialho G. Spectrum and frequency of GJB2 mutations in a cohort of 264 Portuguese nonsyndromic sensorineural hearing loss patients. Int J Audiol 2013; 52:466-71. [PMID: 23668481 DOI: 10.3109/14992027.2013.783719] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/13/2022]
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OBJECTIVE To assess the spectrum and prevalence of mutations in the GJB2 gene in Portuguese nonsyndromic sensorineural hearing loss (NSSHL) patients. DESIGN Sequencing of the coding region, basal promoter, exon 1, and donor splice site of the GJB2 gene; screening for the presence of the two common GJB6 deletions. STUDY SAMPLE A cohort of 264 Portuguese NSSHL patients. RESULTS At least one out of 21 different GJB2 variants was identified in 80 (30.2%) of the 264 patients analysed. Two mutant alleles were found in 53 (20%) of these probands, of which 83% (44/53) harboured at least one c.35delG allele. Twenty-seven (10.2%) of the probands harboured only one mutant allele. Subsequent analysis revealed that the GJB6 deletion del(GJB6-D13S1854) was present in at least 7.4% (2/27) of the patients carrying only one mutant GJB2 allele. Overall, one in five (55/264) of the patients were diagnosed as having DFNB1-related NSSHL, of which the vast majority (53/55) harboured only GJB2 mutations. CONCLUSIONS This study provides clear demonstration that mutations in the GJB2 gene are an important cause of NSSHL in Portugal, thus representing a valuable indicator as regards therapeutical and rehabilitation options, as well as genetic counseling of these patients and their families.
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- Centre for Biodiversity, Functional, and Integrative Genomics BioFIG, Faculty of Science, University of Lisbon, Lisboa, Portugal
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Kim SY, Park G, Han KH, Kim A, Koo JW, Chang SO, Oh SH, Park WY, Choi BY. Prevalence of p.V37I variant of GJB2 in mild or moderate hearing loss in a pediatric population and the interpretation of its pathogenicity. PLoS One 2013; 8:e61592. [PMID: 23637863 PMCID: PMC3636207 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0061592] [Citation(s) in RCA: 38] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/07/2012] [Accepted: 03/11/2013] [Indexed: 11/19/2022] Open
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A p.V37I variant of GJB2 has been reported from subjects with moderate or slight hearing loss especially in East Asian populations. This study aimed to estimate the prevalence of the p.V37I variant among such subjects and prove, epidemiologically, its pathogenic potential to cause mild hearing loss. A total of 380 subjects from 201 families with hearing loss were enrolled. From them, 103 families were selected who had autosomal recessive inheritance or sporadic occurrence of hearing loss and who were younger than 15 years old. GJB2 sequencing was carried out for the probands of all 103 families. The prevalence of the p.V37I variant was compared between the subtle, mild or moderate hearing loss (group I) and the severe or profound hearing loss (group II) groups. Where possible, a targeted next generation sequencing of 82 deafness genes was performed from the p.V37I carrier to exclude the existence of other pathogenic genes. Five (4.8%) of 103 probands were found to carry p.V37I. The carrier frequency of p.V37I among group I (18.2%) was significantly higher than that of group II (1.2%) or the reported Korean normal hearing control group (1.0%). Detection of the p.V37I variant of GJB2 in 18.2% of Koreans with mild hearing loss strongly suggests its contribution to the pathogenesis of milder hearing loss, which might justify sequencing of GJB2 from these subjects in the Korean population.
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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 Biomedical Sciences, 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, 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 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 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 Molecular Cell Biology, Sungkyunkwan University School of Medicine, Suwon, Korea
- Translational Genomics Laboratory, 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, Seongnam, Korea
- Sensory Organ Research Institute, Seoul National University Medical Research Center, Seoul, Korea
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Esteves MCBN, de Lima Isaac M, Francisco AM, da Silva Junior WA, Ferreira CA, Dell'Aringa AHB. Analysis of the presence of the GJB6 mutations in patients heterozygous for GJB2 mutation in Brazil. Eur Arch Otorhinolaryngol 2013; 271:695-9. [PMID: 23553242 DOI: 10.1007/s00405-013-2468-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/15/2012] [Accepted: 03/20/2013] [Indexed: 10/27/2022]
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Mutations in the GJB2 gene, mainly 35delG, are responsible for most autosomal recessive inherited genetic hearing loss. The audiometric standard of these hearing losses remains inconsistent and other genes, such as GJB6, have been involved in association with GJB2. The objective of the study was to identify the deletions del(GJB6-D13S1830) and del(GJB6-D13S1854) in patients heterozygous for 35delG/GJB2 and analyze the phenotype they present. 101 patients with mild to profound degree of sensorineural hypoacusis were evaluated. The allele-specific PCR technique was used to identify 35delG. The del(GJB6-D13S1830) and del(GJB6-D13S1854) were identified through the PCR multiplex technique. 90% of the subjects presented a normal genotype for the analyzed mutations; 6.93% were shown to be heterozygous for 35delG/GJB2 and 1% presented compound heterozygosis GJB2/GJB6). The data found reinforced the hypothesis of an interaction of more than one gene as the cause of autosomal recessive genetic hearing loss and emphasized the importance of an early diagnosis for appropriate intervention.
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Gjb2 and Gjb6, two contiguous genes respectively encoding the gap junction protein connexin26 (Cx26) and connexin 30 (Cx30) display overlapping expression in the inner ear. Both have been linked to the most frequent monogenic hearing impairment, the recessive isolated deafness DFNB1. Although there is robust evidence for the direct involvement of Cx26 in cochlear functions, the contribution of Cx30 is unclear since deletion of Cx30 strongly downregulates Cx26 both in human and in mouse. Thus, it is imperative that any role of Cx30 in audition be clearly evaluated. Here, we developed a new Cx30 knock-out mouse model (Cx30(Δ/Δ)) in which half of Cx26 expression was preserved. Our results show that Cx30 and Cx26 coordinated expression is dependent on the spacing of their surrounding chromosomic region, and that Cx30(Δ/Δ) mutants display normal hearing. Thus, in deaf patients with GJB6 deletion as well as in the previous Cx30 knock-out mouse model, defective Cx26 expression is the likely cause of deafness, and in contrast to current opinion, Cx30 is dispensable for cochlear functions.
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Castro LSSD, Marinho ANDR, Rodrigues EMR, Marques GCT, Carvalho TAAD, Silva LCSD, dos Santos SEB. A study of GJB2 and delGJB6-D13S1830 mutations in Brazilian non-syndromic deaf children from the Amazon region. Braz J Otorhinolaryngol 2013; 79:95-9. [PMID: 23503914 PMCID: PMC9450865 DOI: 10.5935/1808-8694.20130016] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/16/2012] [Accepted: 11/02/2012] [Indexed: 12/12/2022] Open
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Iossa S, Marciano E, Franzé A. GJB2 Gene Mutations in Syndromic Skin Diseases with Sensorineural Hearing Loss. Curr Genomics 2012; 12:475-785. [PMID: 22547955 PMCID: PMC3219843 DOI: 10.2174/138920211797904098] [Citation(s) in RCA: 38] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/11/2011] [Revised: 07/27/2011] [Accepted: 08/10/2011] [Indexed: 01/10/2023] Open
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The GJB2 gene is located on chromosome 13q12 and it encodes the connexin 26, a transmembrane protein involved in cell-cell attachment of almost all tissues. GJB2 mutations cause autosomal recessive (DFNB1) and sometimes dominant (DFNA3) non-syndromic sensorineural hearing loss. Moreover, it has been demonstrated that connexins are involved in regulation of growth and differentiation of epidermis and, in fact, GJB2 mutations have also been identified in syndromic disorders with hearing loss associated with various skin disease phenotypes. GJB2 mutations associated with skin disease are, in general, transmitted with a dominant inheritance pattern. Nonsyndromic deafness is caused prevalently by a loss-of-function, while literature evidences suggest for syndromic deafness a mechanism based on gain-of-function. The spectrum of skin manifestations associated with some mutations seems to have a very high phenotypic variability. Why some mutations can lead to widely varying cutaneous manifestations is poorly understood and in particular, the reason why the skin disease-deafness phenotypes differ from each other thus remains unclear. This review provides an overview of recent findings concerning pathogenesis of syndromic deafness imputable to GJB2 mutations with an emphasis on relevant clinical genotype-phenotype correlations. After describing connexin 26 fundamental characteristics, the most relevant and recent information about its known mutations involved in the syndromic forms causing hearing loss and skin problems are summarized. The possible effects of the mutations on channel expression and function are discussed.
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Xu J, Nicholson BJ. The role of connexins in ear and skin physiology - functional insights from disease-associated mutations. Biochim Biophys Acta 2012; 1828:167-78. [PMID: 22796187 DOI: 10.1016/j.bbamem.2012.06.024] [Citation(s) in RCA: 83] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/04/2012] [Revised: 06/23/2012] [Accepted: 06/29/2012] [Indexed: 12/20/2022]
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Defects in several different connexins have been associated with several different diseases. The most common of these is deafness, where a few mutations in connexin (Cx) 26 have been found to contribute to over 50% of the incidence of non-syndromic deafness in different human populations. Other mutations in Cx26 or Cx30 have also been associated with various skin phenotypes linked to deafness (palmoplanta keratoderma, Bart-Pumphrey syndrome, Vohwinkel syndrome, keratitis-ichthyosis-deafness syndrome, etc.). The large array of disease mutants offers unique opportunities to gain insights into the underlying function of gap junction proteins and their channels in the normal and pathogenic physiologies of the cochlea and epidermis. This review focuses on those mutants where the impact on channel function has been assessed, and correlated with the disease phenotype, or organ function in knock-out mouse models. These approaches have provided evidence supporting a role of gap junctions and hemichannels in K(+) removal and recycling in the ear, as well as possible roles for nutrient passage, in the cochlea. In contrast, increases in hemichannel opening leading to increased cell death, were associated with several keratitis-ichthyosis-deafness syndrome skin disease/hearing mutants. In addition to providing clues for therapeutic strategies, these findings allow us to better understand the specific functions of connexin channels that are important for normal tissue function. This article is part of a Special Issue entitled: The communicating junctions, roles and dysfunctions.
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- Department of Physiology, University of California, Los Angeles, CA 90095, USA
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Minárik G, Tretinárová D, Szemes T, Kádasi L. Prevalence of DFNB1 mutations in Slovak patients with non-syndromic hearing loss. Int J Pediatr Otorhinolaryngol 2012; 76:400-3. [PMID: 22281373 DOI: 10.1016/j.ijporl.2011.12.020] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/24/2011] [Accepted: 12/20/2011] [Indexed: 11/24/2022]
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OBJECTIVES Non-syndromic hearing loss is one of the most common genetically determined diseases in human. The incidence is approximately 1:700 and most of the cases are caused by mutations in specific locus - DFNB1, which contains two genes -GJB2 and GJB6. For the GJB2 gene following mutations are most prevalent in specific populations - 35delG, 235delC, W24X and 167delT for Caucasians, Asians, Indians and Ashkenazi Jews, respectively. Large deletions are common in GJB6 gene. Many other mutations and polymorphisms were found in DFNB1 focused non-syndromic hearing loss studies thus the establishment of optimal screening protocol should be based on population specific mutation screening studies and is an objective in our study. PATIENTS AND METHODS In our study samples from 273 non-syndromic hearing loss patients were screened for mutations in coding and non-coding part of GJB2 gene and large deletion in GJB6 gene - del(GJB6-D13S1830). RESULTS Causal mutation on both chromosomes was detected in 24.57% of patients, another 9.9% carried causal mutation on one chromosome. Totally 7 polymorphisms: V27I, M34T, F83L, 354 C→T, R127H, V153I, 684 C→A and 11 causal mutations: IVS1+1 G→A, 35delG, W24X, V37I, E47X, 167delT, V84M, L90P, 310del14, 333-334delAA, R184Q were detected. No patient carried the GJB6 deletion mutation (del(GJB6-D13S1830)). CONCLUSION According to our results sequencing of GJB2 coding regions and IVS1+1G→A specific detection should explain approximately 25% of sporadic NSHL cases and these two tests are relevant for use as routine screening protocol for NSHL in Slovakia. The GJB6 del(GJB6-D13S1830) mutation was not detected in any of NSHL samples therefore it is not necessary to implement it in our routine screening protocol.
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- Institute of Molecular Biomedicine, Comenius University Faculty of Medicine, Bratislava, Slovakia.
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This unit discusses an approach to identifying a genetic etiology in an individual with nonsyndromic hearing loss. The unit begins with a discussion of the decision-making process that can be used to determine whether specific genes and/or a large gene panel should be used for molecular diagnosis of a patient presenting with nonsyndromic hearing loss. Next, two protocols are presented: (1) a full gene-sequencing assay to identify mutations in the GJB2 gene (encoding connexin 26), the most common cause of congenital hearing loss, and (2) an assay to detect the presence of the GJB6-D13S1830 deletion, a 342-kb deletion that causes hearing loss in homozygosity or in combination with a single GJB2 mutation. Finally, the unit ends with a strategy for determining the clinical significance of the test results, which can be challenging given the extensive genetic heterogeneity associated with hearing loss.
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- Department of Pathology, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts, USA
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da Motta LHC, Félix TM, de Souza LT, Lavinsky-Wolff M, Costa-Motta FM, de Faria MR, Lavinsky L. Prevalence of the 35delG mutation in deaf South Brazilian infants submitted to cochlear implantation. Int J Pediatr Otorhinolaryngol 2012; 76:287-90. [PMID: 22178340 DOI: 10.1016/j.ijporl.2011.11.023] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/23/2011] [Revised: 11/24/2011] [Accepted: 11/25/2011] [Indexed: 11/18/2022]
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OBJECTIVE Determine the prevalence of 35delG mutation in GJB2 gene in patients with prelingual deafness of no defined etiology whose underwent cochlear implant in the Otolaryngology Department at the Hospital de Clínicas de Porto Alegre and compare the speech recognition index using an open-set of sentences according to the presence or absence of the 35delG mutation. METHODS Cross-sectional study nested in a cohort. Were analyzed 37 patients with indeterminate etiology for deafness that underwent to cochlear implant. DNA was extracted and the mutations were studied using Polymerase Chain Reaction followed by gene sequencing. RESULTS The prevalence of 35delG mutation was 11%. The speech recognition index was 72% in the group with 35delG mutation, and 30% in the group without this mutation (p>0.05). CONCLUSIONS Prevalence of 35delG mutation in this study confirmed findings in the Brazilian literature. There was a clinically significant difference in hearing performance in patients with 35delG. Absence of statistical significance in this result might be attributed to the small number of patients with 35delG in our sample.
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- Luiz Henrique Campos da Motta
- Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul, Medicine School, Otolaryngology Department at the Hospital de Clínicas, Porto Alegre, RS, Brazil.
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Chen P, Chen H, Fu S, Chen G, Dong J. Prevalence of GJB6 mutations in Chinese patients with non-syndromic hearing loss. Int J Pediatr Otorhinolaryngol 2012; 76:265-7. [PMID: 22186156 DOI: 10.1016/j.ijporl.2011.11.018] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/18/2011] [Revised: 11/18/2011] [Accepted: 11/19/2011] [Indexed: 10/14/2022]
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OBJECTIVE To investigate the distribution of GJB6 mutations in Central Chinese population with non-syndromic hearing loss. METHOD Totally 655 hearing impaired patients in Hubei province of China were screened for del(GJB6-D13S1830) deletions by using multiplex PCR and sequencing of GJB6 whole coding region. RESULT The del(GJB6-D13S1830) and other mutations in GJB6 gene were not observed in our study cohort. CONCLUSION The results suggest that GJB6 mutations is not a common cause among Central Chinese population and screening for the mutations of GJB6 can be ranked as unconventional deaf gene test for this population.
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- Peiwei Chen
- Department of Pediatrics, Central Hospital of Enshi Tujia and Miao Autonomous Prefecture, 445000 Enshi, Hubei Province, China
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Fedick A, Su J, Treff NR. Development of TaqMan allelic discrimination based genotyping of large DNA deletions. Genomics 2012; 99:127-31. [PMID: 22281206 DOI: 10.1016/j.ygeno.2012.01.003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/09/2011] [Revised: 12/08/2011] [Accepted: 01/09/2012] [Indexed: 10/14/2022]
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The high prevalence of genetic diseases resulting from gross deletions has highlighted a need for a quick, simple, and reliable method of genotyping these mutations. Here, we developed a novel strategy for applying TaqMan allelic discrimination to accurately genotype 3 different large deletions in a high-throughput manner. Allelic discrimination has previously been used to genotype frame shift and point mutations, and small insertions or deletions six base pairs in length, but not large deletions. The assays designed here recognize a 2502 base pair deletion in the Nebulin (NEB) gene that results in Nemaline Myopathy, a 308,769 base pair deletion in the Gap Junction Protein, beta 6 (GJB6) gene that causes Hearing Loss, and a 6433 base pair deletion in the Mucolipin 1 (MCOLN1) gene responsible for causing Mucolipidosis IV Disease. This methodology may also be successfully applied to high throughput genotyping of other large deletions.
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- Anastasia Fedick
- Department of Molecular Genetics, Microbiology, and Immunology, UMDNJ-Robert Wood Johnson Medical School, Piscataway, NJ, USA.
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Rădulescu L, Mârţu C, Birkenhäger R, Cozma S, Ungureanu L, Laszig R. Prevalence of mutations located at the dfnb1 locus in a population of cochlear implanted children in eastern Romania. Int J Pediatr Otorhinolaryngol 2012; 76:90-4. [PMID: 22070872 DOI: 10.1016/j.ijporl.2011.10.007] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/08/2011] [Revised: 10/05/2011] [Accepted: 10/07/2011] [Indexed: 11/27/2022]
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OBJECTIVE Hearing loss is one of the major public health problems, with a genetic etiology in more than 60% of cases. Connexin 26 and connexin 30 mutations are the most prevalent causes of deafness. The aim of this study is to characterize and to establish the prevalence of the GJB2 and GJB6 gene mutations in a population of cochlear implanted recipients from Eastern Romania, this being the first report of this type in our country. METHODS We present a retrospective study that enrolled 45 Caucasian cochlear implanted patients with non-syndromic sensorineural severe to profound, congenital or progressive with early-onset idiopathic hearing loss. We performed sequential analysis of exon 1 and the coding exon 2 of the GJB2 gene including also the splice sites and analysis of the deletions del(GJB6-D13S1830), del(GJB6-D13S1854) and del(chr13:19,837,343-19,968,698). RESULTS The genetic analysis of the GJB2 gene identified connexin 26 mutations in 22 patients out of 45 (12 homozygous for c.35delG, 6 compound heterozygous and 4 with mutations only on one allele). We found 6 different mutations, the most prevalent being c.35delG - found on 32 alleles, followed by p.W24* - found on 2 alleles. We did not identify the deletions del(GJB6-D13S1830), del(GJB6-D13S1854) and del(chr13:19,837,343-19,968,698). CONCLUSIONS Although the most prevalent mutation was c.35delG (80% from all types of mutations), unexpectedly we identified 5 more different mutations. The presence of 6 different mutations on the GJB2 gene has implications in hearing screening programs development in our region and in genetic counseling.
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Schimmenti LA, Warman B, Schleiss MR, Daly KA, Ross JA, Mccann M, Jurek AM, Berry SA. Evaluation of newborn screening bloodspot-based genetic testing as second tier screen for bedside newborn hearing screening: . Genet Med 2011; 13:1006-10. [DOI: 10.1097/gim.0b013e318226fc2e] [Citation(s) in RCA: 25] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/25/2022] Open
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