<i>GJB2</i>,<i>SLC26A4</i>and mitochondrial DNA A1555G mutations in prelingual deafness in Northern Chinese subjects

Abstract

This study revealed that 26.65% patients had two mutated alleles (homozygote or compound heterozygote) of GJB2 (9.14%) or SLC26A4 (8.95%) and/or an mtDNA A1555G (8.56%) mutation. In detail, 19.26% patients carried GJB2 mutations including 10.12% single mutant carriers. 235delC was the most common type, making up 69.18% of all mutants for GJB2. The mutant carrier rate for SLC26A4 was 15.2%, including 6.23% single mutant carriers. The two most common types (IVS7-2A > G and H723R) accounted for 51.61% and 33.06% mutations, respectively. Forty-five patients had mtDNA A1555G, giving a frequency of 8.75%. In the control group with normal hearing, 2.56%, 1.71% and 0% of the subjects carried a single mutant for GJB2, SLC26A4 and mtDNA A1555G, respectively.