[Mitochondrial 12S rRNA variants studies in 456 subjects with hearing loss in seven schools for deaf and mutes in Zhejiang province].

Abstract

OBJECTIVE:

To investigate mutational spectrum and frequency of the mitochondrial 12S rRNA gene in Chinese subjects with aminoglycoside-induced and non-syndromic hearing loss.

METHODS:

Total of 456 subjects with non-syndromic hearing loss were recruited from seven schools for deaf-mutes in Zhejiang province. Genomic DNA was extracted from the whole blood, and then the DNA fragment was amplified spanning the 12S rRNA gene, followed by sequencing and analyzed.

RESULTS:

Thirty-one variants were identified by mutation analysis of 12S rRNA gene in these subjects. The frequency of the known 1555A > G mutation was 4.4% (20/456). Prevalence of other putative deafness-associated mutation at positions 961 and 1095 were 2.0% (9/456) and 0.7% (3/456) respectively. Furthermore, the 1027A > G, 1109T > C and 1431G > A variants conferred increased sensitivity to ototoxic drugs or non-syndromic deafness as they were absent in 449 Chinese controls and localized at highly conserved nucleotides of this 12S rRNA gene. Moreover, clinical data showed a wide range of age-of-onset, variety of severity and various audiometric configurations in subjects carrying the 1555A > G mutation.

CONCLUSIONS:

Our data demonstrated that the mitochondrial 12S rRNA gene is the hot spot for mutations associated with aminoglycoside ototoxicity and non-syndromic hearing loss. Nuclear modifier genes, mitochondrial haplotypes and environmental factors might play a role in the phenotypic manifestation of these mutations.

• Authors: Guang-hua Peng, Fang Fang, Jing Zheng, Bin-jiao Zheng, Xiao Yu, Yue Wu, Ling-zhi Liang, Qiong-min Zhang, Yi Zhu, Xiao-wen Tang, Bo-bei Chen
• Journal: Zhonghua er bi yan hou tou jing wai ke za zhi = Chinese journal of otorhinolaryngology head and neck surgery (Zhonghua Er Bi Yan Hou Tou Jing Wai Ke Za Zhi) Vol. 47 Issue 12 Pg. 996-1003 (Dec 2012) ISSN: 1673-0860 [Print] China
• PMID: 23328039 (Publication Type: Journal Article, Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't)

Chemical References

• Aminoglycosides
• DNA, Mitochondrial
• RNA, Ribosomal
• RNA, ribosomal, 12S

Topics

• Adolescent
• Aminoglycosides (genetics)
• Asian People (genetics)
• Base Sequence
• Child
• DNA Mutational Analysis
• DNA, Mitochondrial (genetics)
• Deafness (genetics)
• Female
• Humans
• Male
• Mutation
• Nucleic Acid Conformation
• Pedigree
• RNA, Ribosomal (genetics)
• Young Adult