Identification of a Novel Stop Loss Mutation in P2RX2 Gene in an Iranian Family with Autosomal Nonsyndromic Hearing Loss |
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| Authors: | Reza Azizi Malamiri Javad Mohammadi Asl Farideh Ghanbari |
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| Affiliation: | 1.Department of Pediatrics, Faculty of Medicine, Ahvaz Jundishapur University of Medical Sciences, Ahvaz, Iran;2.NoorGene Genetics Lab, Ahvaz, Iran;3.Department of Medical Genetics, School of Medicine, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran |
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| Abstract: | Background:Hearing loss, a congenital genetic disorder in human, is difficult to diagnose. WES is a powerful approach for ethiological disgnosis of such disorders. Methods:One Iranian family with two patients were attented in the study. Sequencing of known NSHL genes was carried out to recognize the genetic causes of HL. Results:Molecular analyses identified a novel stop loss mutation, c.1048T>G (p.Term350Glu), whitin the P2RX2 gene, causing a termination-site modification.This event would lead to continued translation into the 3'' UTR of the gene, which in turn may result in a longer protein product. The mutation was segregating with the disease phenotype and predicted to be pathogenic by bioinformatic tools. Conclusion:This study is the first Iranian case report of a diagnosis of ADNSHL caused by P2RX2 mutation. The recognition of other causative mutations in P2RX2 gene more supports the probable function of this gene in causing ADNSHL. Key Words: Autosomal dominant 41, Deafness, Mutation, P2RX2, Whole exome sequencing |
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