Original Article
A Deletion Involving the Connexin 30 Gene in Nonsyndromic Hearing Impairment
N Engl J Med 2002; 346:243-249January 24, 2002
- Abstract
Background
Inherited hearing impairment affects about 1 in 2000 newborns. Up to 50 percent of all patients with autosomal recessive nonsyndromic prelingual deafness in different populations have mutations in the gene encoding the gap-junction protein connexin 26 (GJB2) at locus DFNB1 on chromosome 13q12. However, a large fraction (10 to 42 percent) of patients with GJB2 mutations have only one mutant allele; the accompanying mutation has not been identified. DFNB1-linked familial cases with no mutation in GJB2 have also been reported.
Methods
We evaluated 33 unrelated probands with nonsyndromic prelingual deafness who had only one GJB2 mutant allele. Nine subjects had evidence of linkage to DFNB1. We used haplotype analysis for markers on 13q12 to search for mutations other than the one involving GJB2.
Results
We identified a 342-kb deletion in the gene encoding connexin 30 (GJB6), a protein that is reported to be expressed with connexin 26 in the inner ear. The deletion extended distally to GJB2, which remained intact. The break-point junction of the deletion was isolated and sequenced, and a specific diagnostic test was developed for this common mutation. Twenty-two of the 33 subjects were heterozygous for both the GJB6 and GJB2 mutations, including all 9 with evidence of linkage to DFNB1. Two subjects were homozygous for the GJB6 mutation.
Conclusions
A 342-kb deletion in GJB6 is the second most frequent mutation causing prelingual deafness in the Spanish population. Our data suggest that mutations in the complex locus DFNB1, which contains two genes (GJB2 and GJB6), can result in a monogenic or a digenic pattern of inheritance of prelingual deafness.
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Figure 1
Map of the Region of GJB6 on Chromosome 13q12 Affected by the 342-kb Deletion, Referred to as the Δ(GJB6-D13S1830) Deletion (Panel A); Map of Exon 3 of GJB6 (Panel B); and Pedigree and Results of Southern Blot Analysis of One Spanish Family (Panels C and D).Figure 2
Break-Point Junction of the Δ(GJB6-D13S1830) Deletion.Article Activity
- Article
Hearing impairment affects about 1 in 1000 newborns.1 Cases that are present before the development of speech (prelingual onset) hamper speech acquisition and, therefore, normal communication and social integration. Early detection is essential for the application of palliative treatments and special education. Since about 50 percent of the cases of hearing impairment have genetic causes,1 molecular diagnosis and genetic counseling are needed. However, the main obstacle to molecular diagnosis is the extreme genetic heterogeneity of nonsyndromic hearing impairment. Most cases of genetic deafness are autosomal recessive. So far, 28 loci for autosomal recessive nonsyndromic hearing impairment have been identified, which are referred to as DFNB loci, and 10 genes have been sequenced (their descriptions are available at http://www.uia.ac.be/dnalab/hhh). Mutations in the gene encoding the gap-junction protein connexin 26 (GJB2) at the DFNB1 locus on chromosome 13q12 are responsible for up to 50 percent of all cases of autosomal recessive nonsyndromic prelingual deafness in every population tested.2-13 Six monomers of connexin bind together to form a hexamer (connexon) in the plasma membrane, and each connexon binds another connexon in an adjacent cell to form an intercellular channel.14,15 Connexin 26 gap-junction channels are thought to have a role in recycling the potassium that enters the hair cells as part of the mechanism of auditory signal transduction.16,17
Anywhere from 10 to 42 percent of patients with GJB2 mutations have only one mutant GJB2 allele,2-13,18 and some familial cases have evidence of linkage to the DFNB1 locus but have no mutation in GJB2.2,5 It was therefore postulated that another gene close to GJB2 might be responsible for these cases.2,4,6,12,19 The gene encoding connexin 30 (GJB6) was an obvious candidate, since connexin 30 is expressed in the same inner-ear structures as connexin 26 and both connexins are functionally related.20,21 However, previous molecular studies did not reveal any mutation in GJB6 that was associated with autosomal recessive hearing impairment.12,19,22 We sought to identify a mutation in this gene.
Methods
Subjects
We enrolled 422 unrelated families (364 from Spain and 58 from Cuba) that had members with prelingual, sensorineural, nonsyndromic hearing impairment. A total of 167 Spanish and 26 Cuban families had at least two affected members and an autosomal recessive pattern of inheritance (familial cases), and 197 Spanish and 32 Cuban families had only one affected member (sporadic cases). Familial cases included 52 Spanish and 5 Cuban sibships and 115 Spanish and 21 Cuban families with affected members in more than one generation.
Written informed consent was obtained from all the subjects included in the study or their parents. Family members with features of syndromic hearing impairment, as well as those with putative environmental causes, were excluded on the basis of their history and findings on clinical examination. Otoscopic examination, tympanometry with acoustic reflex testing, and tuning-fork tests were carried out systematically to rule out a conductive hearing loss. Pure-tone audiometry was performed to evaluate air conduction (frequencies, 250 to 8000 Hz) and bone conduction (frequencies, 250 to 4000 Hz).
Genetic Techniques
DNA was extracted from peripheral blood according to standard procedures. The primers and conditions for polymerase-chain-reaction (PCR) amplification of the microsatellite markers have been described previously.23-25 Other primers and PCR conditions are described in Supplementary Appendix 1, available with the full text of this article at http://www.nejm.org. Fluorescently labeled alleles were analyzed with an ABI Prism 310 Genetic Analyzer (Applied Biosystems). Mutation detection was performed by heteroduplex analysis on Mutation Detection Enhancement gels (MDE, FMC Bioproducts) as described previously.26,27 DNA sequencing was performed in an ABI Prism 310 Genetic Analyzer.
Southern Blotting
Total digests of genomic DNA (15 μg) were blotted onto Zeta-Probe GT membranes (Bio-Rad). Probes were labeled by random priming with [α32P]deoxycytidine triphosphate with the use of the High Prime kit (Roche). Hybridization was performed with a moderate level of stringency in Church buffer (0.5 M sodium phosphate buffer at a pH of 7.2, 7 percent sodium dodecyl sulfate, and 1 mM EDTA at a pH of 8.0) at 65°C overnight. Membranes were washed three times in 2× standard sodium citrate buffer (300 mM sodium chloride and 30 mM sodium citrate) with 0.1 percent sodium dodecyl sulfate at 65°C and exposed to Kodak X-OMAT AR film for 10 days at –30°C.
Results
A total of 422 unrelated subjects from Spain and Cuba who had prelingual nonsyndromic hearing impairment with a mode of inheritance that was compatible with an autosomal recessive pattern were assessed for mutations in GJB2. Of these 422 subjects, 129 had mutations in both alleles of GJB2, 249 had no identifiable mutation in GJB2, and 44 had a mutation in one allele of the gene but no mutations in either the coding region or the splice sites of the other allele. The 44 heterozygous subjects and their relatives underwent genotyping for four microsatellite markers (D13S141, D13S175, D13S1275, and D13S292) that are close to GJB2 on 13q12.23,24 Haplotype analysis for these markers ruled out linkage to DFNB1 in 11 subjects, suggesting that they were coincidental carriers of the mutation; this result was expected, given the high carrier frequency of GJB2 mutations in the Spanish population (2.5 percent for the most frequent mutation, the deletion of guanine at position 35 [35delG])28 (and unpublished data). In 24 subjects, haplotype analysis was not informative. Finally, nine subjects (eight Spanish and one Cuban) had findings indicative of linkage to DFNB1, suggesting that another mutation on 13q12 accompanied the GJB2 mutation.
Haplotype analysis also yielded two unexpected results. First, the lack of consistency in the segregation of the alleles of marker D13S175 in nine families suggested the presence of an unamplifiable allele. Second, the two affected daughters (Subjects II-1 and II-2 in Figure 1Figure 1
Map of the Region of GJB6 on Chromosome 13q12 Affected by the 342-kb Deletion, Referred to as the Δ(GJB6-D13S1830) Deletion (Panel A); Map of Exon 3 of GJB6 (Panel B); and Pedigree and Results of Southern Blot Analysis of One Spanish Family (Panels C and D).) of parents who had severe deafness and who were heterozygous for the 35delG mutation in GJB2 had inherited the wild-type GJB2 allele from each parent, as shown by direct testing and haplotype analysis. It was not possible to amplify marker D13S175 from Subjects II-1 and II-2, with the use of either a pair of primers described in the literature23 or an alternative primer pair designed on the basis of the sequences flanking the (CA)n repeat. These results were consistent with the occurrence of a deletion involving at least the D13S175 marker.To confirm and determine the extent of the deletion in this Spanish family, we tested Subjects II-1 and II-2 for sequence variance in GJB6, a gene very close to D13S175 (Figure 1A). A DNA fragment corresponding to the entire coding region of GJB6 could not be amplified by PCR in these two subjects. To determine whether the deletion of GJB6 was total or partial, we evaluated four overlapping DNA fragments (labeled A, B, C, and D in Figure 1B) spanning the entire coding region using PCR amplification. Fragment D was amplified, but fragments A, B, and C were not. We concluded that the deletion truncated the GJB6 open reading frame between nucleotides 367 and 574 (the proximal break point). The partial deletion of GJB6 was confirmed by Southern blotting (Figure 1C and Figure 1D).
To determine the distal break point of the deletion, we used PCR to amplify a set of sequence-tagged sites, which have been described or were developed by us during this work, from Subjects II-1 and II-2 (Figure 1A). Combining the results obtained for each sequence-tagged site with the data provided by the Southern blotting, we identified an interval that should contain the distal break point. We developed a specific PCR assay to amplify the break-point junction of the deletion. As expected, no PCR product was obtained from control subjects with normal hearing, but a 460-bp DNA fragment was obtained from both of the children and their parents. Sequencing of the PCR product from each parent yielded the same break-point junction (Figure 2AFigure 2
Break-Point Junction of the Δ(GJB6-D13S1830) Deletion.), indicating that both children were homozygous for the deletion. The deletion spanned 342 kb, and an examination of the break-point junction showed that the deletion involved moderately similar sequences along a very short stretch (Figure 2B), suggesting a molecular mechanism based on illegitimate recombination. We named this deletion Δ(GJB6-D13S1830).We used the PCR assay specific for the Δ(GJB6-D13S1830) deletion to evaluate 282 subjects with genetically uncharacterized cases of prelingual nonsyndromic hearing impairment and 200 control subjects with normal hearing (Table 1Table 1
Results of Screening for the 342-kb Deletion in GJB6.). We sequenced all the break-point junctions identified by screening and confirmed the presence of the Δ(GJB6-D13S1830) deletion. The deletion was found in all nine of the subjects with evidence of linkage to DFNB1 (Table 1). The deletion was not found in the 200 unrelated control subjects. To determine the evolutionary origin of this frequent mutation, we performed a haplotype analysis for markers D13S141 and D13S1831, which flank the deletion break point and which are normally separated by about 660 kb (but only by 320 kb once the deletion has taken place). In our subjects, the deletion was associated with two different haplotypes, both of which had the same allele for D13S141.Discussion
Nonsyndromic prelingual hearing impairment is difficult to diagnose by molecular means, because many genes are involved and there is insufficient knowledge of the individual contribution of each gene and its mutations. Therefore, most genetic analyses include routine molecular diagnosis for mutations in the GJB2 gene, since such mutations are the cause of up to 50 percent of the cases. However, the diagnostic techniques reveal only one mutant GJB2 allele in a substantial proportion of patients. Although unexplained cases may be attributable in part to intrinsic drawbacks in the techniques for the detection of mutations or to the high frequency of carriers in the population, it has long been suspected that other mutations are present in a gene or genes in the same chromosomal region. We identified a novel mutation — a deletion that truncates the GJB6 gene but does not affect the GJB2 gene — that frequently accompanied a mutation in a single GJB2 allele (i.e., a double heterozygous state) in our group of subjects with unexplained cases of nonsyndromic prelingual hearing impairment.
The frequent occurrence of subjects who were heterozygous for both the Δ(GJB6-D13S1830) deletion and point mutations in GJB2 could be explained on the basis of either a monogenic or a digenic pattern of inheritance. In the case of a monogenic mode of inheritance, there must be a regulatory element that is essential for the expression of the GJB2 gene in the inner ear. This hypothetical element would be located far upstream of GJB2 and GJB6, and the deletion of this element would suppress the level of expression of GJB2 enough to produce a phenotype of hearing impairment. However, the existence of the GJB2 regulatory element remains merely hypothetical. An alternative interpretation would be that the deletion inactivates a second gene whose protein product is functionally related to connexin 26. Substantial experimental evidence supports the hypothesis that GJB6 is this postulated second gene. First, connexin 26 and connexin 30 are both expressed in the spiral limbus, the spiral ligament, and the stria vascularis and among the supporting cells of the organ of Corti in rat cochlea.20,21 Both connexins were also detected in the lateral wall of the inner ear in a 22-week-old human fetus.21 Second, connexin 26 and connexin 30 monomers can bind each other to form heterotypic, or mixed, gap-junction channels.29 Third, a mutation in GJB6 was reported in a family with autosomal dominant hearing impairment.22 Finally, in the current study, we identified three deaf patients (two patients in the family whose pedigree is shown in Figure 1 and one additional patient) who lacked a functional GJB6 gene but who had two intact GJB2 alleles.
Altogether, these data support the concept that DFNB1 is a complex locus containing two genes (GJB2 and GJB6) and that the loss of any two of the four alleles from these genes results in hearing impairment. In other words, patients with a prelingual hearing impairment could be homozygous for point mutations that inactivate GJB6 alleles or heterozygous for both the Δ(GJB6-D13S1830) deletion and mutant GJB2 alleles. This type of complex pattern of inheritance has already been reported in other recessive disorders, notably retinitis pigmentosa.30 However, these hypothetical mutations in GJB6 have not yet been identified.12,19,22 Although the presence of the Δ(GJB6-D13S1830) deletion may have hampered the detection of point mutations in some screening studies, the high frequency of negative results suggests that if these mutations exist, they must be rare. Screening for GJB6 mutations in other populations should help clarify this point.
Currently, only two genes in the region affected by the deletion have been sequenced: GJB6 and the gene encoding λ-crystallin (LOC51084), a component of the lens of the eye (the sequence is available at http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/LocusLink). Different missense mutations in GJB6 are responsible for autosomal dominant hearing loss22 or autosomal dominant hidrotic ectodermal dysplasia,31 probably because they encode dysfunctional proteins or cause dominant negative effects. However, to our knowledge, no pathogenic mutation in LOC51084 has been reported. Although we found no signs of skin or eye disorders in the three subjects who were homozygous for the Δ(GJB6-D13S1830) deletion, all of them are still children. Thus, careful follow-up of their clinical status will be needed to settle this point.
Our findings indicate that the Δ(GJB6-D13S1830) deletion is the second most frequent (after the 35delG mutation in GJB2) genetic cause of nonsyndromic prelingual hearing impairment in the Spanish population. The frequency of this deletion in other populations remains to be determined, but the deletion of marker D13S175 has been demonstrated in at least one familial case of prelingual deafness in New Zealand.32 When the current report was in press, Lerer et al.33 reported a deletion involving the GJB6 gene in seven patients with nonsyndromic hearing loss from four unrelated Ashkenazi Jewish families. Since they did not isolate the break-point junction of the deletion, we do not know whether the mutation is the same as the one we report in the current article. All these reports, taken together, should provide new insight into the role of connexins in the auditory system. The relatively large percentages worldwide of patients with unexplained cases of prelingual deafness who are heterozygous for the GJB2 mutation suggest that the Δ(GJB6-D13S1830) deletion or other, similar mutations are also widespread. Our results also indicate that the deletion of large portions of a chromosome can easily be missed with the use of the usual mutation-detection assays, even though they may have a high prevalence in human disease.
Supported by grants from the European Community (QLG2-CT-1999-00988), the Comision Asesora Interministerial de Ciencia y Tecnologia of the Spanish Ministerio de la Ciencia (SAF99-0025), and the Spanish Fondo de Investigaciones Sanitarias (FIS 00/0244). Dr. Villamar, Dr. Francisco del Castillo, and Ms. Álvarez were recipients of fellowships from the Comunidad de Madrid, Fundación Organizacion Nacional de Ciegos Españoles, and the Spanish Ministerio de Sanidad, respectively.
We are indebted to the families and the clinicians who participated in this study, to the Federacion Española de Asociaciones de Padres y Amigos de los Sordos for their enthusiastic support of this research, and to Luis C. Barrio for useful discussion.
Source Information
From the Unidad de Genética Molecular, Hospital Ramón y Cajal, Madrid (I.C., M.V., M.A.M.-P., F.J.C., A.A., D.T., F.M.); and the Departamento de Genética, Hospital Pediátrico William Soler, Havana, Cuba (I.M.).
Address reprint requests to Dr. Moreno at the Unidad de Genética Molecular, Hospital Ramón y Cajal, Carretera de Colmenar km. 9, 28034, Madrid, Spain, or at fmoreno@hrc.insalud.es.
Appendix
Supplementary Appendix 1
A pair of primers was designed to amplify marker D13S175. The forward primer was 5'GTTGGTCAAAGGGTACAAACTTG3', and the reverse primer was 5'ATTACCGCAATCAAACTAAATAACTA3'. Four pairs of primers were used to amplify four overlapping fragments (A, B, C, and D) of the GJB6 coding region. Forward primer Cx30-1 (5'TCAGGGATAAACCAGCGCAAT3') and reverse primer Cx30-2 (5'ACACCGGGAAAAAGTGGTCAT3') were used to amplify fragment A. Forward primer Cx30-3 (5'GCAAGAGGACTTCGTCTGCAACA3') and reverse primer Cx30-4 (5'CGGAAAAAGATGCTGCTGGTGT3') were used to amplify fragment B. Forward primer Cx30-5 (5'AAGCACAAGGTTCGGATAGAGG3') and reverse primer Cx30-6 (5'AGCAGCAGGTAGCACAACTCTG3') were used to amplify fragment C. Forward primer Cx30-7 (5'CCATTTTTATGATTTCTGCGTCTG3') and reverse primer Cx30-8 (5'GTTGGTATTGCCTTCTGGAGAAGA3') were used to amplify fragment D. The entire coding region was amplified with the use of primers Cx30-1 and Cx30-8. Probe 1R was amplified with the use of primers GJB6-1F (5'TGGGGGACGCTGCACACTTT3') and GJB6-1R (5'TTTAGGGCATGATTGGGGTGATTT3'). Probe 2R was amplified with the use of primers GJB6-1F and GJB6-2R (5'TGCGAGTGGTTTCGTGCCTGTA3').
Two pairs of primers were developed for the sequence-tagged sites. Forward primer 5'GAAAGGAAGGTCGGGCAAGGT3' and reverse primer 5'CACAATCAAACCTCACTGCCATCTT3' were developed for STS-CX650. Forward primer 5'GTTGCTTGTGCTTTTGGTGTCAT3' and reverse primer 5'AGCCCAGAAACAAACCCTTACATA3' were developed for STS-CX680. Primers used in the polymerase-chain-reaction (PCR) assay specific for the Δ(GJB6-D13S1830) deletion were forward primer GJB6-1R and reverse primer BKR-1 (5'CACCATGCGTAGCCTTAACCATTTT3').
All PCR amplifications were performed with use of a Perkin-Elmer GeneAmp PCR System 9600, according to the following program: 1 cycle of denaturation at 95°C for 5 minutes; 5 cycles of denaturation at 96°C for 15 seconds, with annealing for 15 seconds at 68°C for the first cycle and a reduction in temperature of 1°C for each of the next 4 cycles and extension at 72°C for 30 seconds; 25 cycles of denaturation at 96°C for 15 seconds, with annealing for 15 seconds at 63°C and extension at 72°C for 30 seconds; and a final period of extension at 72°C for 10 minutes.
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