[Comparative analysis of the recurrent mutations between Uigur and Han ethnic deaf group in Xinjiang region of China].
OBJECTIVE
To investigate the recurrent mutations between Uigur and Han ethnic deaf group in Xinjiang region and determine the relationship between ethnicity and mutations.


METHODS
DNA were extracted from peripheral blood of 125 deaf patients from Urumqi and Korla special educational schools in Xinjiang. Audiologic examinations showed that all patients had severe to profound bilateral sensorineural hearing hoss. The coding region of GJB2 gene, SLC26A4 and mitochondrial DNA target fragments were amplified by polymerase chain reaction (PCR). Mutations in GJB2 gene, SLC26A4IVS7-2 A>G, mtDNA 1494C>T and mtDNA1555 A>G were identified by sequencing analysis.


RESULTS
Allelic Frequency of the GJB2 35delG and SLC26A4IVS7-2 A>G mutations in Han deaf students were 7.4% and 10.1%, respectively, whereas not found in Uigur deaf groups. The difference was statistically significant. We did not find significant differences in GJB2 235 delC, 299-300delAT, mtDNA A1555G and C1494T allelic frequency between Uigur and Han students.


CONCLUSIONS
Prevalence of the recurrent mutations between Uigur and Han ethnic deaf group in Xinjiang has a great diversity.
Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, Nanjing Children's Hospital, Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, 210008, China.
Qi
Q
Li
Ruping
R
Fang
Deliang
D
Huang
Guojian
G
Wang
Xin
X
Liu
Pu
P
Dai
D000293:Adolescent; D044466:Asian People / Q000235:genetics; D002648:Child; D002681:China / Q000208:ethnology; D000072259:Connexin 26; D017630:Connexins / Q000235:genetics*; D004272:DNA, Mitochondrial / Q000235:genetics*; D003638:Deafness / Q000208:ethnology / Q000235:genetics*; D005006:Ethnicity; D005260:Female; D005787:Gene Frequency; D005838:Genotype; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D026901:Membrane Transport Proteins / Q000235:genetics*; D009154:Mutation; D019986:Persons with Hearing Disabilities; D011110:Polymorphism, Genetic; D000076988:Sulfate Transporters; D055815:Young Adult
D017630:Connexins; D004272:DNA, Mitochondrial; C000607042:GJB2 protein, human; D026901:Membrane Transport Proteins; C085609:SLC26A4 protein, human; D000076988:Sulfate Transporters; D000072259:Connexin 26