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ArticleMolecular genetics & genomic medicine2020

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.

Arti Pandya, Alexander O'Brien, Michael Kovasala, Guney Bademci, Mustafa Tekin, Kathleen S Arnos

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Article in Molecular genetics & genomic medicine, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 7 papers.

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Arti PandyaDepartment of Pediatrics, Division of Genetics and Metabolism, UNC Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, NC, USA.ORCID 0000-0002-8889-0663
Alexander O'BrienDepartment of Pediatrics, Division of Genetics and Metabolism, UNC Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, NC, USA.ORCID 0000-0003-3917-3796
Michael KovasalaDepartment of Pediatrics, Division of Genetics and Metabolism, UNC Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, NC, USA.
Guney BademciDr. John T. Macdonald Foundation Department of Human Genetics, John P. Hussman Institute for Human Genomics, University of Miami, Miami, FL, USA.ORCID 0000-0002-4052-8833
Mustafa TekinDr. John T. Macdonald Foundation Department of Human Genetics, John P. Hussman Institute for Human Genomics, University of Miami, Miami, FL, USA.ORCID 0000-0002-3525-7960
Kathleen S ArnosDepartment of Science, Technology, & Mathematics, Gallaudet University, Washington, DC, USA.
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill · USUniversity of Miami · USGallaudet University · US

Funding

A Collaborative Search for New Genes for Non-Syndromic DeafnessR01DC009645 · NIDCD · UNIVERSITY OF MIAMI SCHOOL OF MEDICINE · PI MUSTAFA TEKIN · 2010 to 2026
$11.8M
NIDCD NIH HHS R01 DC009645
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundMutations 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.

methodsWe screened 2,376 probands from a National DNA Repository of deaf individuals.

resultsFifty-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.

conclusionThis 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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Gene DeletionConnexin 26Connexin 30FemaleGene FrequencyGenetic TestingHearing LossHeterozygoteHumansMaleMultiplex Polymerase Chain ReactionPedigreeSequence Analysis, DNAConnexin 26Connexin 30GJB2 protein, humanGJB6 protein, humanGJB2/GJB6 varianthearing lossinterpretation of resultsunique family structure

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