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ArticlePloS one2021

Disease-associated variants of Gap Junction Beta 2 protein (GJB2) in the deaf population of Southern Punjab of Pakistan.

Nabila Kausar, Asma Haque, Muhammad Shareef Masoud, Nazia Nahid, Usman Ali Ashfaq, Ali Muhammad Waryah, Rashid Bhatti, Muhammad Qasim

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Nabila KausarDepartment of Bioinformatics and Biotechnology, Government College University, Faisalabad, Pakistan.
Asma HaqueDepartment of Bioinformatics and Biotechnology, Government College University, Faisalabad, Pakistan.
Muhammad Shareef MasoudDepartment of Bioinformatics and Biotechnology, Government College University, Faisalabad, Pakistan.
Nazia NahidDepartment of Bioinformatics and Biotechnology, Government College University, Faisalabad, Pakistan.
Usman Ali AshfaqDepartment of Bioinformatics and Biotechnology, Government College University, Faisalabad, Pakistan.
Ali Muhammad WaryahMolecular Biology and Genetics Department, Medical Research Center, Liaquat University of Medical and Health Sciences, Jamshoro, Pakistan.
Rashid BhattiNational Centre of Excellence in Molecular Biology, University of the Punjab, Lahore, Pakistan.
Muhammad QasimDepartment of Bioinformatics and Biotechnology, Government College University, Faisalabad, Pakistan.ORCID 0000-0001-8139-538X
Government College University, Faisalabad · PKLiaquat University of Medical & Health Sciences · PKUniversity of the Punjab · PK

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Abstract

Hearing impairment (HI) is a highly heterogeneous genetic disorder and is classified into nonsyndromic (without any other clinical manifestations) and syndromic (if combined with other clinical presentations) forms. Variations in GJB2 gene are the leading cause of autosomal recessive nonsyndromic hearing loss (ARNSHL) in several populations worldwide. This study was carried out to investigate the prevalence of GJB2 variations in severe-to-profound hearing impaired families of Southern Punjab of Pakistan. Ten families segregating ARNSHL were recruited from different areas of the region. Sanger sequencing of GJB2 coding region was carried out. In two out of ten families, NM_004004:c.*71G>A (p.(Trp24*)) and NM_004004:c.358_360del (p.(Glu120del)) homozygous variants were identified as the cause of hearing loss. Our study showed that GJB2-related hearing loss accounts for at least 20% of all cases with severe-to-profound hearing loss in the Southern Punjab population of Pakistan.

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Genetic Predisposition to DiseaseMutationConnexin 26DeafnessFemaleHomozygoteHumansMalePakistanPedigreeConnexin 26

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PMID34695157
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