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A rare genomic duplication in 2p14 underlies autosomal dominant hearing loss DFNA58

Lezirovitz, K; Vieira-Silva, GA; Batissoco, AC; Levy, D; Kitajima, JP; Trouillet, A; Ouyang, E; ... Oiticica, J; + view all (2020) A rare genomic duplication in 2p14 underlies autosomal dominant hearing loss DFNA58. Human Molecular Genetics , 29 (9) pp. 1520-1536. 10.1093/hmg/ddaa075. Green open access

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Abstract

Here we define a ~ 200Kb genomic duplication in 2p14 as the genetic signature that segregates with post-lingual progressive sensorineural autosomal dominant hearing loss in 20 affected individuals from the DFNA58 family, first reported in 2009. The duplication includes two entire genes, PLEK and CNRIP1, and the first exon of PPP3R1 (protein-coding), in addition to four uncharacterized long noncoding (lnc) RNA genes and part of a novel protein-coding gene. Quantitative analysis of mRNA expression in blood samples revealed selective overexpression of CNRIP1 and of two lncRNA genes (LOC107985892 and LOC102724389) in all affected members tested, but not in unaffected ones. Qualitative analysis of mRNA expression identified also fusion transcripts involving parts of PPP3R1, CNRIP1 and an intergenic region between PLEK and CNRIP1, in the blood of all carriers of the duplication, but were heterogeneous in nature. By in situ hybridization and immunofluorescence, we showed that Cnrip1, Plek and Ppp3r1 genes are all expressed in the adult mouse cochlea including the spiral ganglion neurons, suggesting changes in expression levels of these genes in the hearing organ could underlie the DFNA58 form of deafness. Our study highlights the value of studying rare genomic events leading to hearing loss such as copy number variations. Further studies will be required to determine which of these genes, either coding proteins or non-coding RNAs, is or are responsible for DFNA58 hearing loss.

Type: Article
Title: A rare genomic duplication in 2p14 underlies autosomal dominant hearing loss DFNA58
Location: England
Open access status: An open access version is available from UCL Discovery
DOI: 10.1093/hmg/ddaa075
Publisher version: https://doi.org/10.1093/hmg/ddaa075
Language: English
Additional information: This version is the author accepted manuscript. For information on re-use, please refer to the publisher’s terms and conditions.
Keywords: in situ hybridization, heterogeneity, adult, cochlea, exons, fluorescent antibody technique, genes, genome, neurons, rna, messenger, spiral ganglion, genetics, mice, tongue, rna, hearing impairment, protein overexpression, copy number polymorphism
UCL classification: UCL
UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > School of Life and Medical Sciences
UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > School of Life and Medical Sciences > Faculty of Brain Sciences
UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > School of Life and Medical Sciences > Faculty of Brain Sciences > The Ear Institute
URI: https://discovery.ucl.ac.uk/id/eprint/10096736
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