[Auditory characteristics and disease progression trends of patients with common recessive deafness genes GJB2 and SLC26A4]

Zhonghua Yi Xue Za Zhi. 2024 Oct 15;104(38):3600-3603. doi: 10.3760/cma.j.cn112137-20240329-00720.
[Article in Chinese]

Abstract

Patients who aged≥6 years and had hearing loss due to GJB2 or SLC26A4 mutation from the Chinese Deafness Genome Project between January 2020 and December 2023 were included. A total of 43 patients with GJB2 mutation were detected, including 25 males and 18 females, with a mean age of (20.4±11.4) years. There were 20 patients with SLC26A4 mutation, including 9 males and 11 females, with a mean age of (15.7±9.1) years. The mean hearing threshold of GJB2 and SLC26A4 mutation patients was 54.1 (95%CI: 49.1-59.1) decibel hearing level (dB HL) and 66.1 (95%CI: 58.6-73.6) dB HL, respectively. The hearing threshold of GJB2 and SLC26A4 mutation patients increased at a rate of 0.21 (95%CI:-0.15-0.57) dB HL/year and 2.22 (95%CI: 1.46-2.99) dB HL/year, respectively. The current study indicates that patients with SLC26A4 mutation show a progressive trend of hearing decline with the increase of age.

前瞻性纳入2020年1月至2023年12月中国聋病基因组计划中年龄≥6岁的GJB2基因突变致聋患者43例,男25例,女18例,年龄(20.4±11.4)岁;SLC26A4基因突变致聋患者20例,男9例,女11例,年龄(15.7±9.1)岁。GJB2和SLC26A4基因突变致聋患者的平均听力阈值分别为54.1分贝听力级(dB HL)(95%CI:49.1~59.1 dB HL)、66.1 dB HL(95%CI:58.6~73.6 dB HL)。GJB2基因突变致聋患者的听力水平下降速率为0.21 dB HL/年(95%CI:-0.15~0.57 dB HL/年);SLC26A4基因突变致聋患者的听力水平下降速率为2.22 dB HL/年(95%CI:1.46~2.99 dB HL/年)。SLC26A4基因突变致聋患者的听力水平随年龄增长呈现出逐渐下降的趋势。.

Publication types

  • English Abstract

MeSH terms

  • Adolescent
  • Adult
  • Auditory Threshold
  • Child
  • Connexin 26*
  • Connexins / genetics
  • Deafness* / genetics
  • Disease Progression
  • Female
  • Genes, Recessive
  • Hearing Loss / genetics
  • Humans
  • Male
  • Membrane Transport Proteins* / genetics
  • Mutation*
  • Sulfate Transporters* / genetics
  • Young Adult

Substances

  • Sulfate Transporters
  • Connexin 26
  • SLC26A4 protein, human
  • Membrane Transport Proteins
  • Connexins
  • GJB2 protein, human