title: Etiology and audiological outcomes at 3 years for 364 children in Australia.
abstract: Hearing loss is an etiologically heterogeneous trait with differences in the age of onset, severity and site of lesion. It is caused by a combination of genetic and/or environmental factors. A longitudinal study to examine the efficacy of early intervention for improving child outcomes is ongoing in Australia. To determine the cause of hearing loss in these children we undertook molecular testing of perinatal "Guthrie" blood spots of children whose hearing loss was either detected via newborn hearing screening or detected later in infancy. We analyzed the GJB2 and SLC26A4 genes for the presence of mutations, screened for the mitochondrial DNA (mtDNA) A1555G mutation, and screened for congenital CMV infection in DNA isolated from dried newborn blood spots. Results were obtained from 364 children. We established etiology for 60% of children. One or two known GJB2 mutations were present in 82 children. Twenty-four children had one or two known SLC26A4 mutations. GJB2 or SLC26A4 changes with unknown consequences on hearing were found in 32 children. The A1555G mutation was found in one child, and CMV infection was detected in 28 children. Auditory neuropathy spectrum disorder was confirmed in 26 children whose DNA evaluations were negative. A secondary objective was to investigate the relationship between etiology and audiological outcomes over the first 3 years of life. Regression analysis was used to investigate the relationship between hearing levels and etiology. Data analysis does not support the existence of differential effects of etiology on degree of hearing loss or on progressiveness of hearing loss.
authors.affiliation: Murdoch Childrens Research Institute, Royal Children's Hospital, Melbourne, Australia.
authors.forename: Hans-Henrik M
authors.initials: HH
authors.lastname: Dahl
authors.forename: Teresa Y C
authors.initials: TY
authors.lastname: Ching
authors.forename: Wendy
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Hutchison
authors.forename: Sanna
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Hou
authors.forename: Mark
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Seeto
authors.forename: Jessica
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Sjahalam-King
mesh_terms: D001298:Audiology; D001315:Australia / Q000453:epidemiology; D002675:Child, Preschool; D000072259:Connexin 26; D017630:Connexins; D018450:Disease Progression; D034381:Hearing Loss / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology* / Q000235:genetics / Q000503:physiopathology*; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D009154:Mutation; D011379:Prognosis
chemical_list: D017630:Connexins; C000607042:GJB2 protein, human; D000072259:Connexin 26
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