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Vol. 62. Issue 2.
Pages 83-86 (January 2011)
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Vol. 62. Issue 2.
Pages 83-86 (January 2011)
Original Article
Prevalence of the A1555G MTDNA mutation in sporadic hearing-impaired patients without known history of aminoglycoside treatment
Prevalencia de la mutación A1555G del gen MTRNR1 en pacientes con hipoacusia postlocutiva sin antecedentes familiares de sordera
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Carmelo Morales Anguloa,
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cmorales@humv.es

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, Jaime Gallo-Teránb, Blanca Señarisc, Ana Fontalvad, Rocío González-Aguadoe, José Luis Fernández-Lunad
a Servicio de ORL, Hospital Universitario Marqués de Valdecilla, Profesor Asociado Universidad de Cantabria, Santander, Spain
b Servicio de Radiodiagnóstico, Hospital Universitario Marqués de Valdecilla, Santander, Spain
c Servicio de ORL, Hospital Sierrallana, Torrelavega, Santander, Spain
d Unidad de Genética Molecular, Hospital Universitario Marqués de Valdecilla, Santander, Spain
e Servicio de ORL, Hospital Universitario Marqués de Valdecilla, Santander, Spain
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Abstract
Introduction

The A1555G mitochondrial DNA (mtDNA) mutation is responsible for maternally inherited non-syndromic hearing loss that is increased by aminoglycoside exposure. The objective of this study was to ascertain the frequency of the A1555G mutation among patients without family history of hearing loss or known exposition to aminoglycosides.

Methods

We screened for the mtDNA A1555G mutation in Spanish patients with sporadic sensorineural hearing impairment without a known family history of hearing loss or aminoglycoside exposition seen at the ENT Department in Sierrallana Hospital (Torrelavega, Cantabria, Spain) over a four-year period.

Results

A total of 219 patients with bilateral hearing loss were screened. Two of them (0.9%) had the A1555G mitochondrial DNA mutation. Both patients had a moderate bilateral sensorineural hearing loss for low frequency, and moderate to severe loss for high-frequency.

Conclusions

The mtDNA A1555G mutation in patients with sensorineural hearing loss without family history of deafness or aminoglycoside ototoxicity is infrequent in our region. We should suspect this mutation in patients younger than 50 years old, with postlingual bilateral sensorineural hearing loss that is more pronounced at high frequency.

Keywords:
Aminoglycosides
Mitochondrial DNA
Sensorineural hearing loss
Resumen
Introducción

La mutación A1555G del gen MTRNR1 del ADN mitocondrial es responsable de hipoacusia neurosensorial bilateral no sindrómica que se ve exacerbada por la exposición a aminoglucósidos. El objetivo de nuestro estudio fue determinar la frecuencia de esa mutación en pacientes con hipoacusia neurosensorial, postlocutiva, sin antecedentes familiares de hipoacusia, ni exposición a ototóxicos.

Métodos

Se realizó un estudio genético para detectar la mutación A1555G del ADN mitocondrial en los pacientes que consultaron por hipoacusia neurosensorial bilateral postlocutiva, de etiología desconocida, en la consulta de ORL de un hospital comarcal durante 4 años.

Resultados

Doscientos diecinueve pacientes fueron estudiados durante dicho período. Dos de ellos (0,9%) eran portadores de la mutación A1555G del ADN mitocondrial en homoplasmia. Ambos tenían una hipoacusia neurosensorial, bilateral y simétrica, moderada para frecuencias medias y severa para altas frecuencias no relacionada con la exposición a ototóxicos.

Conclusiones

La mutación A1555G del gen MTDNR1 en pacientes con hipoacusia neurosensorial bilateral postlocutiva en ausencia de antecedentes familiares de hipoacusia por vía materna o desencadenada por aminoglucósidos es poco frecuente en nuestro medio. Se debe sospechar en aquellos con hipoacusia neurosensorial bilateral con predominio para altas frecuencias menores de 50 años de edad.

Palabras clave:
Aminoglucósidos
Hipoacusia neurosensorial
ADN mitocondrial

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