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Nonsyndromic hearing impairment is associated with a mutation in DFNA5.

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posted on 2023-06-07, 20:18 authored by Lut Van Laer, Egbert H Huizing, Margriet Verstreken, Diederick van Zuijlen, Jan G Wauters, Paul J Bossuyt, Paul Van de Heyning, Wyman T McGuirt, Richard J H Smith, Patrick J Willems, P Kevin Legan, Guy Richardson, Guy Van Camp
Nonsyndromic hearing impairment is one of the most heterogeneous hereditary conditions, with more than 40 loci mapped on the human genome, however, only a limited number of genes implicated in hearing loss have been identified. We previously reported linkage to chromosome 7p15 for autosomal dominant hearing impairment segregating in an extended Dutch family (DFNA5). Here, we report a further refinement of the DFNA5 candidate region and the isolation of a gene from this region that is expressed in the cochlea. In intron 7 of this gene, we identified an insertion/deletion mutation that does not affect intron-exon boundaries, but deletes five G-triplets at the 3' end of the intron. The mutation co-segregated with deafness in the family and causes skipping of exon 8, resulting in premature termination of the open reading frame. As no physiological function could be assigned, the gene was designated DFNA5.

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  • Published

Journal

Nature Genetics

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Nature Publishing Group

Issue

2

Volume

20

Page range

194-7

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  • Neuroscience Publications

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  • Yes

Legacy Posted Date

2012-02-06

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