Ocular albinism with infertility and late-onset sensorineural hearing loss

American Journal of Medical Genetics. Part a
Bjørn K Fabian-JessingMichael B Petersen

Abstract

Ocular albinism type 1 (OA1) is caused by mutations in the GPR143 gene located at Xp22.2. The manifestations, which are due to hypopigmentation, are confined to the eyes and optic pathway. OA1 associated with late-onset sensorineural hearing loss was previously reported in a single family and hypothesized to be caused by a contiguous gene deletion syndrome involving GPR143 and the adjacent gene, TBL1X. Here, we report on a family with OA1, infertility, late-onset sensorineural hearing loss, and a small interstitial Xp microdeletion including the GPR143, TBL1X, and SHROOM2 genes. In addition, we re-examined a patient previously described with OA1, infertility and a similar Xp deletion with audiologic follow-up showing a late-onset sensorineural hearing loss. Our results raise an intriguing question about the possibility for TBL1X (absence) involvement in this type of hearing loss. However, our study cannot claim a causative relationship and more convincing evidence is needed before the hypothesis can be accepted that TBL1X could be involved in late-onset sensorineural hearing loss and that ocular albinism with late-onset sensorineural hearing loss can present itself as a contiguous gene deletion/microdeletion syndrome. The findi...Continue Reading

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