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ArticleHuman mutation2019

Global genetic insight contributed by consanguineous Pakistani families segregating hearing loss.

Elodie M Richard, Regie Lyn P Santos-Cortez, Rabia Faridi, Atteeq U Rehman, Kwanghyuk Lee, Mohsin Shahzad, Anushree Acharya, Asma A Khan, Ayesha Imtiaz, Imen Chakchouk and 19 more

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Elodie M RichardDepartment of Otorhinolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, School of Medicine, University of Maryland, Baltimore, Maryland.
Regie Lyn P Santos-CortezCenter for Statistical Genetics, Department of Molecular and Human Genetics, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, Texas.
Rabia FaridiLaboratory of Molecular Genetics, National Institute on Deafness and Other Communication Disorders, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, Maryland.ORCID 0000-0001-7788-8755
Atteeq U RehmanLaboratory of Molecular Genetics, National Institute on Deafness and Other Communication Disorders, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, Maryland.
Kwanghyuk LeeCenter for Statistical Genetics, Department of Molecular and Human Genetics, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, Texas.
Mohsin ShahzadDepartment of Otorhinolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, School of Medicine, University of Maryland, Baltimore, Maryland.
Anushree AcharyaCenter for Statistical Genetics, Department of Molecular and Human Genetics, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, Texas.
Asma A KhanNational Center for Excellence in Molecular Biology, University of the Punjab, Lahore, Pakistan.
Ayesha ImtiazLaboratory of Molecular Genetics, National Institute on Deafness and Other Communication Disorders, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, Maryland.
Imen ChakchoukCenter for Statistical Genetics, Department of Molecular and Human Genetics, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, Texas.
Christina TaklaLaboratory of Molecular Genetics, National Institute on Deafness and Other Communication Disorders, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, Maryland.
Izoduwa AbbeCenter for Statistical Genetics, Department of Molecular and Human Genetics, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, Texas.
Maria RafeeqNational Center for Excellence in Molecular Biology, University of the Punjab, Lahore, Pakistan.
Khurram LiaqatCenter for Statistical Genetics, Department of Molecular and Human Genetics, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, Texas.
Taimur ChaudhryLaboratory of Molecular Genetics, National Institute on Deafness and Other Communication Disorders, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, Maryland.
Michael J BamshadDepartment of Genome Sciences, University of Washington, Seattle, Washington.
Deborah A NickersonDepartment of Genome Sciences, University of Washington, Seattle, Washington.
University of Washington Center for Mendelian Genomics
Isabelle SchrauwenCenter for Statistical Genetics, Department of Molecular and Human Genetics, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, Texas.
Shaheen N KhanNational Center for Excellence in Molecular Biology, University of the Punjab, Lahore, Pakistan.
Robert J MorellThe Genomics and Computational Biology Core, National Institute on Deafness and Other Communication Disorders, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, Maryland.
Saba ZafarInstitute of Molecular Biology and Biotechnology, Bahauddin Zakariya University, Multan, Pakistan.
Muhammad AnsarDepartment of Biochemistry, Faculty of Biological Sciences, Quaid-i-Azam University, Islamabad, Pakistan.
Zubair M AhmedDepartment of Otorhinolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, School of Medicine, University of Maryland, Baltimore, Maryland.
Wasim AhmadDepartment of Biochemistry, Faculty of Biological Sciences, Quaid-i-Azam University, Islamabad, Pakistan.
Sheikh RiazuddinPakistan Institute of Medical Sciences, Shaheed Zulfiqar Ali Bhutto Medical University, Islamabad, Pakistan.
Thomas B FriedmanLaboratory of Molecular Genetics, National Institute on Deafness and Other Communication Disorders, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, Maryland.ORCID 0000-0003-4614-6630
Suzanne M LealCenter for Statistical Genetics, Department of Molecular and Human Genetics, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, Texas.ORCID 0000-0003-1231-8174
Saima RiazuddinDepartment of Otorhinolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, School of Medicine, University of Maryland, Baltimore, Maryland.ORCID 0000-0002-8645-4761
Baylor College of Medicine · USNational Institutes of Health · USUniversity of Maryland, Baltimore · USQuaid-i-Azam University · PKUniversity of the Punjab · PKUniversity of Washington · USAllama Iqbal Medical College · PKBahauddin Zakariya University · PK

Funding

Identification of Genes Causing Syndromic And Nonsyndromic Hearing ImpairmentZIADC000039 · NIDCD · NATIONAL INSTITUTE ON DEAFNESS AND OTHER COMMUNICATION DISORDERS · PI FRIEDMAN, THOMAS · 2009 to 2025
$48.7M
Myosin XVA and Other Genes Essential for Stereocilia MorphogenesisZIADC000048 · NIDCD · NATIONAL INSTITUTE ON DEAFNESS AND OTHER COMMUNICATION DISORDERS · PI FRIEDMAN, THOMAS · 2009 to 2025
$23.6M
UW Center for Mendelian GenomicsU54HG006493 · NHGRI · UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON · PI BAMSHAD, MICHAEL JOSEPH, NICKERSON, DEBORAH A · 2012 to 2015
$20.0M
UW Center for Mendelian GenomicsUM1HG006493 · NHGRI · UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON · PI BAMSHAD, MICHAEL JOSEPH, LEAL, SUZANNE M · 2016 to 2020
$15.3M
Identification of Nonsyndromic Hearing Impairment GenesR01DC003594 · NIDCD · COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY HEALTH SCIENCES · PI SUZANNE M LEAL · 2004 to 2026
$7.7M
Identification of Genes Causing Syndromic And Nonsyndromic Hearing ImpairmentZ01DC000039 · NIDCD · NATIONAL INSTITUTE ON DEAFNESS AND OTHER COMMUNICATION DISORDERS · PI FRIEDMAN, THOMAS BAER · 1997 to 2008
$7.2M
Usher Proteins in the Inner Ear Structure and FunctionR01DC012564 · NIDCD · UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND BALTIMORE · PI Zubair M. Ahmed, Gregory I Frolenkov · 2013 to 2026
$7.0M
INTEGRATIVE MECHANISMS OF CORTICAL NEURONSR01DC000086 · NIDCD · YALE UNIVERSITY · PI SHEPHERD, GORDON · 1989 to 2010
$3.6M
Localization of Nonsyndromic Hearing Impairment GenesR01DC011651 · NIDCD · COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY HEALTH SCIENCES · PI LEAL, SUZANNE M · 2011 to 2020
$2.9M
Molecular Determinants of Usher Syndrome Disorder in HumansR01DC016295 · NIDCD · UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND BALTIMORE · PI AHMED, ZUBAIR M. · 2018 to 2022
$2.7M
Identifying Genes for Non-Syndromic Recessive Deafness-A Collaborative StudyR56DC011803 · NIDCD · UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND BALTIMORE · PI RIAZUDDIN, SAIMA · 2017 to 2017
$638k
SPEECH AND HEARING SCIENCEST32DC000039 · NIDCD · CUNY GRADUATE SCH AND UNIV CTR · PI SCHWARTZ, RICHARD G · 1992 to 2002
$429k
Higher Education Commission of Pakistan HG006493Intramural NIH HHS Z01 DC000039NHGRI NIH HHS U54 HG006493NHGRI NIH HHS UM1 HG006493NIDCD NIH HHS DC000039-20NIDCD NIH HHS DC000086NIDCD NIH HHS R01 DC000086NIDCD NIH HHS R01 DC003594NIDCD NIH HHS R01 DC011651NIDCD NIH HHS R01 DC012564NIDCD NIH HHS R01 DC016295NIDCD NIH HHS R56 DC011803NIH HHS R01 DC003594NIH HHS R01 DC011651NIH HHS R01 DC012564NIH HHS R56 DC011803
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Consanguineous Pakistani pedigrees segregating deafness have contributed decisively to the discovery of 31 of the 68 genes associated with nonsyndromic autosomal recessive hearing loss (HL) worldwide. In this study, we utilized genome-wide genotyping, Sanger and exome sequencing to identify 163 DNA variants in 41 previously reported HL genes segregating in 321 Pakistani families. Of these, 70 (42.9%) variants identified in 29 genes are novel. As expected from genetic studies of disorders segregating in consanguineous families, the majority of affected individuals (94.4%) are homozygous for HL-associated variants, with the other variants being compound heterozygotes. The five most common HL genes in the Pakistani population are SLC26A4, MYO7A, GJB2, CIB2 and HGF, respectively. Our study provides a profile of the genetic etiology of HL in Pakistani families, which will allow for the development of more efficient genetic diagnostic tools, aid in accurate genetic counseling, and guide application of future gene-based therapies. These findings are also valuable in interpreting pathogenicity of variants that are potentially associated with HL in individuals of all ancestries. The Pakistani population, and its infrastructure for studying human genetics, will continue to be valuable to gene discovery for HL and other inherited disorders.

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ConsanguinityChromosome SegregationFamilyFemaleGenes, RecessiveGenetic Predisposition to DiseaseHearing LossHumansMaleMutationPakistanPedigreeallelic heterogeneityautosomal recessive hearing lossdeafnessDFNBgenetic spectrumPakistanpathogenic variant

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