Objective To analyze the clinical and genetic features of a Chinese family with nonsyndromic hearing loss ,and to find deafness‐causing mutations in the GJB2 gene .Methods After a detailed history and clinical examination ,genomic DNA was ex‐tracted from peripheral blood for the proband and their family members .Two exons of the GJB2 gene was amplified by polymerase chain reaction ,and the PCR products were subjected to automatic DNA sequencing .Finally ,the mutation analysis was performed by SeqMan software of DNASTAR to compare BLAST .Results All patients in this family had late‐onset and progressive hearing loss and ultimately involved all frequencies .Six SNP polymorphisms were found in this pedigree ,which were previously reported world‐wide ,c .79G > A(p .Val27Ile) ,c .341G > A(p .Glu114Gly) ,were also identified in this family .Four single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) were firstly identified in the GJB2 3′‐UTR ,including g .4159T > C ,g .5142G/T ,g .5227G/A ,g .5352T /C .Two SNPs .Con‐clusion Mutation in exons of GJB2 gene was excluded as a pathogenic cause for nonsyndromic hearing loss in this family .

Adult ; China ; Female ; Humans ; Ichthyosis Vulgaris ; diagnosis ; genetics ; Male ; Middle Aged ; Pedigree ; Young Adult

OBJECTIVETo identify potential mutations in a Chinese family with Usher syndrome type II.

METHODSGenomic DNA was obtained from two affected and four unaffected members of the family and subjected to amplification of the entire coding sequence and splicing sites of USH2A gene. Mutation detection was conducted by direct sequencing of the PCR products. A total of 100 normal unrelated individuals were used as controls.

RESULTSThe patients were identified to be a compound heterozygote for two mutations: c.8272G>T (p.E2758X) in exon 42 from his mother and c.12376-12378ACT>TAA(p.T4126X) in exon 63 of the USH2A gene from his father. Both mutations were not found in either of the two unaffected family members or 100 unrelated controls, and had completely co-segregated with the disease phenotype in the family. Neither mutation has been reported in the HGMD database.

CONCLUSIONThe novel compound heterozygous mutations c.8272G>T and c.12376-12378ACT>TAA within the USH2A gene may be responsible for the disease. This result may provide new clues for molecular diagnosis of this disease.

Adult ; Amino Acid Sequence ; Asian Continental Ancestry Group ; genetics ; Base Sequence ; Child ; China ; DNA Mutational Analysis ; Extracellular Matrix Proteins ; genetics ; Female ; Hearing ; Heterozygote ; Humans ; Male ; Molecular Sequence Data ; Mutation, Missense ; Pedigree ; Usher Syndromes ; genetics ; physiopathology

Adult ; Aged ; Contracture ; congenital ; genetics ; Fingers ; abnormalities ; Hand Deformities, Congenital ; genetics ; Humans ; Male ; Middle Aged ; Pedigree

Adolescent ; Adult ; Asian Continental Ancestry Group ; genetics ; Child ; China ; Deafness ; genetics ; Female ; Humans ; Male ; Pedigree ; Young Adult