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GENETIC TESTING AND MOLECULAR BIOMARKERS
卷 21, 期 7, 页码 445-449出版社
MARY ANN LIEBERT, INC
DOI: 10.1089/gtmb.2016.0406
关键词
genetic testing; congenital hearing loss; OTOGL mutation; hearing screening
资金
- Medical Practice Plan at the American University of Beirut (AUB)
Aim: To screen for the genetic basis of congenital hearing loss in a Syrian family. Methods: A Syrian patient living in Lebanon presented with moderate congenital hearing loss. The patient's large nonconsanguineous family was recruited. DNA was extracted from blood samples and sent for whole-exome sequencing. A detailed clinical examination along with audiograms was obtained for all subjects. Results: Hearing loss was noted to be mild to moderate in the low and mid frequencies, sloping to moderate to severe in the high frequencies for all affected members. Results of DNA analysis showed the presence of a previously described p.Arg925* mutation in the OTOGL gene on both alleles in affected family members, whereas nonaffected members either had the wild type or one copy of the mutated allele. Discussion: Mutations affecting the OTOGL gene have been recently connected with nonsyndromic sensorineural hearing loss. Seven such mutations have already been described. The p.Arg925* reported in this study has been found once in a French family. The current report is the first to describe this mutation in a Middle Eastern family.
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