Clinical characteristics of a Japanese family with hearing loss accompanied by compound heterozygous mutations in LOXHD1

Publication date: Available online 10 March 2016
Source:Auris Nasus Larynx
Author(s): Shujiro B. Minami, Hideki Mutai, Kazunori Namba, Hirozazu Sakamoto, Tatsuo Matsunaga
ObjectiveTo report two novel LOXHD1 mutations, including missense mutations and the clinical features of the patients.MethodsWe studied a three-generation Japanese family with hearing loss. Targeted next-generation sequencing was used for genetic analysis. Conditional orientation response audiometry and pure tone audiometry were used to assess hearing. SWISS-MODEL was used for molecular modeling of the PLAT domain in LOXHD1 protein.ResultsThe two sisters, who had either mild or severe high-frequency hearing loss, were compound heterozygous for two novel mutations (c.5674G>T [p.V1892F] and c.4212+1G>A) in LOXHD1, which is responsible for autosomal-recessive nonsyndromic hearing loss DFNB77. These cases showed less severe hearing impairment than the previously reported cases carrying LOXHD1 mutations, but their hearing loss appeared to be progressive. Molecular modeling predicted that distorted structure of the PLAT domain in the p.V1892F mutant could lead to decreased affinity of the protein to lipid membrane resulting in hair cell dysfunction.ConclusionWe report a Japanese family carrying compound heterozygotes of truncating and nontruncating mutations in LOXHD1 identified by targeted NGS analysis. The fact of lower degree of hearing impairment in our cases than previously reported and the molecular modeling of the missense mutant provide insight to the genotype–phenotype correlation of DFNB77.



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