Mariana Dória1, Susana Fernandes2,3, Carla Pinto Moura1,3,4. 1. Faculty of Medicine, University of Porto, Porto, Portugal. 2. Department of Human Genetics, Faculty of Medicine, University of Porto/São João Hospital Center, Porto, Portugal. 3. Institute for Research and Innovation in Health/Instituto de Investigação e Inovação em Saúde, University of Porto, Porto, Portugal. 4. Department of Otorhinolaryngology and Department of Human Genetics, São João Hospital Center, Porto, Portugal.
Abstract
OBJECTIVE: The purpose of this work was to characterize the Met34Thr variant in a group of patients with nonsyndromic hearing loss, in order to establish a genotype-phenotype correlation. METHODS: 13 cases from 4 unrelated Portuguese families were selected, in which one or more hearing-impaired members had Met34Thr variant. RESULTS: Met34Thr variant was identified in 11/13 cases. Two cases have an additional mutation - Val153Ile and 35delG. Hearing loss was mild in 2 patients (Met34Thr/Val153Ile; Met34Thr/Met34Thr), moderate in 3(Met34Thr/WT; Met34Thr/35delG; Met34Thr/Met34Thr), severe in 2 (2 Met34Thr/WT) and profound in 1 (Met34Thr/WT). Three individuals with Met34Thr had normal hearing thresholds. CONCLUSION: The present data corroborate the hypothesis that the Met34Thr variant is associated with mild-to-severe forms of deafness and that this variant seems to segregate with a dominant hearing loss with incomplete penetrance and a variable expression of the phenotype. However, other factors are likely to also have a pathologic effect. Copyright 2016 PBJ-Associação Porto Biomedical/Porto Biomedical Society.
OBJECTIVE: The purpose of this work was to characterize the Met34Thr variant in a group of patients with nonsyndromic hearing loss, in order to establish a genotype-phenotype correlation. METHODS: 13 cases from 4 unrelated Portuguese families were selected, in which one or more hearing-impaired members had Met34Thr variant. RESULTS: Met34Thr variant was identified in 11/13 cases. Two cases have an additional mutation - Val153Ile and 35delG. Hearing loss was mild in 2 patients (Met34Thr/Val153Ile; Met34Thr/Met34Thr), moderate in 3(Met34Thr/WT; Met34Thr/35delG; Met34Thr/Met34Thr), severe in 2 (2 Met34Thr/WT) and profound in 1 (Met34Thr/WT). Three individuals with Met34Thr had normal hearing thresholds. CONCLUSION: The present data corroborate the hypothesis that the Met34Thr variant is associated with mild-to-severe forms of deafness and that this variant seems to segregate with a dominant hearing loss with incomplete penetrance and a variable expression of the phenotype. However, other factors are likely to also have a pathologic effect. Copyright 2016 PBJ-Associação Porto Biomedical/Porto Biomedical Society.
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