¸ñÀû: In hereditary deafness, about 75-80% is inherited through autosomal
recessive inheritance, and common pathogenic genes include GJB2 and
SLC26A4. Pathogenic variants in the SLC26A4gene are the leading cause
of hereditary hearing loss in humans, second only to the GJB2 gene.
Variants in the SLC26A4gene cause hearing loss, which can be non-
syndromic autosomal recessive deafness (DFNB4, OMIM #600791)
associated with enlarged vestibular aqueduct (EVA) or Pendred syndrome
(Pendred, OMIM #605646). DFNB4 is characterized by sensorineural
hearing loss combined with EVA or less common cochlear malformation
defect. ¹æ¹ý:We aimed to identify the characteristics of the SLC26A4 gene variants in
Mongolian people with Enlarged vestibular aqueduct and Mondini
malformation.In 2022-2024, We included 13 people with hearing loss and
enlarged vestibular aqueduct, incomplete cochlea (1.5 turns of the
cochlea with cystic apex- incomplete partition type II- Mondini
malformation) were examined by CT scan of the temporal bone in our
study. WES (Whole exome sequencing) analysis was performed in the
Genetics genetic-laboratory of the National Taiwan University Hospital. °á°ú:Genetic analysis revealed 26 confirmed pathogenic variants of bi-allelic
SLC26A4 gene of 8 different types in 13 cases, and c.919-2A>G variant
was dominant with 46% (12/26) in allele frequency, and c.2027T>A
(p.L676Q) variant 19% (5/26), c.1318A>T(p.K440X) variant 11% (3/26),
c.1229C>T (p.T410M) variant 8% (2/26) ) , c.716T>A (p.V239D), c.281C>T
(p.T94I), c.1546dupC, and c.1975G>C (p.V659L) variants were each 4%
(1/26)- revealed. Two male children, 11 years old (SLC26A4: c.919-2A>G)
and 7 years old (SLC26A4: c.919-2A>G:, SLC26A4: c.2027T>A (p.L676Q))had
history of born normal hearing and progressive hearing loss. °á·Ð:26 variants of bi-allelic SLC26A4 gene mutation were detected in
Mongolian people with EVA and Mondini malformation, and c.919-2A>G was
the most dominant allele variant, and rare variants such as c.1546dupC,
c.716T>A (p.V239D) were detected. |