X-linked Alport syndrome: pathogenic variant features and further auditory genotype-phenotype correlations in males
Abstract Objective To analyze the clinical audiological characteristics of X-Linked Alport syndrome (XLAS) in males and their relationships with genotypes. Methods The clinical data of 87 male patients with AS were reviewed. Hearing levels were evaluated using pure tone audiometry (PTA) testing, aco...
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| author | Xiao Zhang Yanqin Zhang Yanmei Zhang Hongbo Gu Zhe Chen Lei Ren Xingxing Lu Li Chen Fang Wang Yuhe Liu Jie Ding |
| author_facet | Xiao Zhang Yanqin Zhang Yanmei Zhang Hongbo Gu Zhe Chen Lei Ren Xingxing Lu Li Chen Fang Wang Yuhe Liu Jie Ding |
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| description | Abstract Objective To analyze the clinical audiological characteristics of X-Linked Alport syndrome (XLAS) in males and their relationships with genotypes. Methods The clinical data of 87 male patients with AS were reviewed. Hearing levels were evaluated using pure tone audiometry (PTA) testing, acoustic immittance, and otoacoustic emissions (OAE) testing. The genotypes of COL4A5 and the pathogenic variants were analyzed. The relationships between auditory phenotypes and genotypes were analyzed. Results Among the 87 patients, the number of patients with normal hearing and hearing loss were 32 and 55, respectively. In all cases, the hearing loss was characterized as bilateral symmetrical sensorineural deafness. Majority of the patients had mild-to-moderate hearing loss. Hearing loss usually started in the middle frequency range and gradually affected high frequencies, at school age and gradually increased with increasing age. However, it maintained a relatively steady level of 50–60 dB HL during the teenage years. The audiometric curves included groove-type in 51 cases (92.73%). Patients were identified to have 60 different COL4A5 pathogenic variants. Of the 49 patients who were followed-up for more than 2 years, 28 cases presented a decreasing trend in the hearing level of about 5 dB per year. The degree of hearing loss was positively correlated with gene mutation type and renal function. Conclusions Hearing loss in males with XLAS is symmetrical sensorineural, and progressive with increasing age. There is a significant correlation between the degree of hearing loss and genotype, renal function, and age. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-01a08ada44ac498ea279dee129e7efa92022-12-22T01:09:00ZengBMCOrphanet Journal of Rare Diseases1750-11722018-12-0113111110.1186/s13023-018-0974-4X-linked Alport syndrome: pathogenic variant features and further auditory genotype-phenotype correlations in malesXiao Zhang0Yanqin Zhang1Yanmei Zhang2Hongbo Gu3Zhe Chen4Lei Ren5Xingxing Lu6Li Chen7Fang Wang8Yuhe Liu9Jie Ding10Department of Otolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery, Peking University First HospitalDepartment of Pediatrics, Peking University First HospitalDepartment of Otolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery, Peking University First HospitalDepartment of Otolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery, Peking University First HospitalDepartment of Otolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery, Peking University First HospitalDepartment of Otolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery, Peking University First HospitalDepartment of Otolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery, Peking University First HospitalDepartment of Otolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery, Peking University First HospitalDepartment of Pediatrics, Peking University First HospitalDepartment of Otolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery, Peking University First HospitalDepartment of Pediatrics, Peking University First HospitalAbstract Objective To analyze the clinical audiological characteristics of X-Linked Alport syndrome (XLAS) in males and their relationships with genotypes. Methods The clinical data of 87 male patients with AS were reviewed. Hearing levels were evaluated using pure tone audiometry (PTA) testing, acoustic immittance, and otoacoustic emissions (OAE) testing. The genotypes of COL4A5 and the pathogenic variants were analyzed. The relationships between auditory phenotypes and genotypes were analyzed. Results Among the 87 patients, the number of patients with normal hearing and hearing loss were 32 and 55, respectively. In all cases, the hearing loss was characterized as bilateral symmetrical sensorineural deafness. Majority of the patients had mild-to-moderate hearing loss. Hearing loss usually started in the middle frequency range and gradually affected high frequencies, at school age and gradually increased with increasing age. However, it maintained a relatively steady level of 50–60 dB HL during the teenage years. The audiometric curves included groove-type in 51 cases (92.73%). Patients were identified to have 60 different COL4A5 pathogenic variants. Of the 49 patients who were followed-up for more than 2 years, 28 cases presented a decreasing trend in the hearing level of about 5 dB per year. The degree of hearing loss was positively correlated with gene mutation type and renal function. Conclusions Hearing loss in males with XLAS is symmetrical sensorineural, and progressive with increasing age. There is a significant correlation between the degree of hearing loss and genotype, renal function, and age.http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s13023-018-0974-4X-linked Alport syndromeHearing featuresGene mutation |
| spellingShingle | Xiao Zhang Yanqin Zhang Yanmei Zhang Hongbo Gu Zhe Chen Lei Ren Xingxing Lu Li Chen Fang Wang Yuhe Liu Jie Ding X-linked Alport syndrome: pathogenic variant features and further auditory genotype-phenotype correlations in males Orphanet Journal of Rare Diseases X-linked Alport syndrome Hearing features Gene mutation |
| title | X-linked Alport syndrome: pathogenic variant features and further auditory genotype-phenotype correlations in males |
| title_full | X-linked Alport syndrome: pathogenic variant features and further auditory genotype-phenotype correlations in males |
| title_fullStr | X-linked Alport syndrome: pathogenic variant features and further auditory genotype-phenotype correlations in males |
| title_full_unstemmed | X-linked Alport syndrome: pathogenic variant features and further auditory genotype-phenotype correlations in males |
| title_short | X-linked Alport syndrome: pathogenic variant features and further auditory genotype-phenotype correlations in males |
| title_sort | x linked alport syndrome pathogenic variant features and further auditory genotype phenotype correlations in males |
| topic | X-linked Alport syndrome Hearing features Gene mutation |
| url | http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s13023-018-0974-4 |
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