USH1K, a novel locus for type I Usher syndrome, maps to chromosome 10p11.21-q21.1.

Abstract	We ascertained two large Pakistani consanguineous families (PKDF231 and PKDF608) segregating profound hearing loss, vestibular dysfunction, and retinitis pigmentosa; the defining features of Usher syndrome type 1 (USH1). To date, seven USH1 loci have been reported. Here, we map a novel locus, USH1K, on chromosome 10p11.21-q21.1. In family PKDF231, we performed a genome-wide linkage screen and found a region of homozygosity shared among the affected individuals at chromosome 10p11.21-q21.1. Meiotic recombination events in family PKDF231 define a critical interval of 11.74 cM (20.20 Mb) bounded by markers D10S1780 (63.83 cM) and D10S546 (75.57 cM). Affected individuals of family PKDF608 were also homozygous for chromosome 10p11.21-q21.1-linked STR markers. Of the 85 genes within the linkage interval, PCDH15, GJD4, FZD4, RET and LRRC18 were sequenced in both families, but no potential pathogenic mutation was identified. The USH1K locus overlaps the non-syndromic deafness locus DFNB33 raising the possibility that the two disorders may be caused by allelic mutations.
Authors	Thomas J Jaworek, Rashid Bhatti, Noreen Latief, Shaheen N Khan, Saima Riazuddin, Zubair M Ahmed
Journal	Journal of human genetics (J Hum Genet) Vol. 57 Issue 10 Pg. 633-7 (Oct 2012) ISSN: 1435-232X [Electronic] England
PMID	22718019 (Publication Type: Journal Article, Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural, Research Support, N.I.H., Intramural, Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't)
Chemical References	CDHR15, human Cadherin Related Proteins Cadherins
Topics	Adolescent Adult Alleles Cadherin Related Proteins Cadherins (genetics) Child Chromosome Mapping (methods) Chromosomes, Human, Pair 10 (genetics) Female Gene Frequency Genetic Loci Genetic Predisposition to Disease Genome-Wide Association Study Hearing Loss, Sensorineural (genetics) Homozygote Humans Lod Score Male Meiosis Middle Aged Pakistan (ethnology) Pedigree Recombination, Genetic Usher Syndromes (genetics) Young Adult

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