Identification and computational analysis of USH1C, and SLC26A4 variants in Pakistani families with prelingual hearing loss.

a.lsfakia shared this article with you from Inoreader Identification and computational analysis of USH1C, and SLC26A4 variants in Pakistani families with prelingual hearing loss. Via pubmed: familial hearing los... Related Articles Identification and computational analysis of USH1C, and SLC26A4 variants in Pakistani families with prelingual hearing loss. Mol Biol Rep. 2020 Nov 24;: Authors: Noman M, Bukhari SA, Rehman S, Qasim M, Ali M, Riazuddin S, Ahmed ZM Abstract Hearing loss (HL) is clinically and genetically heterogeneous disorder and is the most frequent occurring sensory deficit in humans. This study was conducted to decipher the genetic cause of HL occurring in two large consanguineous Pakistani families (GCNF-01, GCNF-03). Family history and pure tone audiometry of both families suggested prelingual HL, while the affected individuals of GCNF-01 also had low vision and balance problems, consistent with cardinal features of Usher syndrome type I (USH1). Exome sequencing followed by segregating analysis revealed a novel splice site variant (c.877-1G > A) of USH1C occurring with USH1 phenotype in family GCNF01. While the affected individual of family GCNF-03 were homozygous for the c.716 T > A, p.(Val239Asp) previously reported pathogenic variant of SLC26A4. Both variants have very low frequencies in control database. In silico mutagenesis and 3-dimensional simulation analyses revealed that both variants have dele terious impact on the proteins folding and secondary structures. Our study expands the mutation spectrum of the HL genes and emphasizes the utility of exome sequencing coupled with bioinformatics tools for clinical genetic diagnosis, prognosis, and family counseling. PMID: 33231815 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher] View on the web Inoreader. Take back control of your news feed. Follow us on Twitter and Facebook.