title: Investigation of the A1555G mutation in mitochondrial DNA (MT-RNR1) in groups of Brazilian individuals with nonsyndromic deafness and normal-hearing.
abstract: BACKGROUND
  MUTATIONS OF MITOCHONDRIAL DNA WERE DESCRIBED INTO TWO GENES: The mitochondrially encoded 12S RNA (MT-RNR1) and the mitochondrially encoded tRNA serine(ucn) (MT-TS1). The A1555G mutation in MT-RNR1 gene is a frequent cause of deafness in different countries.
  
  
  OBJECTIVE
  The aim of this work was to investigate the frequency of the A1555G mutation in the MT-RNR1 gene in the mitochondrial DNA in Brazilians individuals with nonsyndromic deafness, and listeners.
  
  
  METHODS
  DNA samples were submitted to polymerase chain reaction and to posterior digestion with the Hae III enzyme.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Seventy eight (78) DNA samples of deaf individuals were analyzed; 75 showed normality in the region investigated, two samples (2.5%) showed the T1291C substitution, which is not related to the cause of deafness, and one sample (1.3%) showed the A1555G mutation. Among the 70 non-impaired individuals no A1555G mutation or T1291C substitution was found.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  We can affirm that A1555G mutation is not prevalent, or it must be very rare in normal-hearing subjects in the State of Paraná, the south region of Brazil. The A1555G mutation frequency (1.3%) found in individual with nonsyndromic deafness is similar to those found in other populations, with nonsyndromic deafness. Consequently, it should be examined in deafness diagnosis. The investigation of the A1555G mutation can contribute towards the determination of the nonsyndromic deafness etiology, hence, contributing to the correct genetic counseling process.
authors.affiliation: Department of Biotechnology, Genetics and Cellular Biology, State University of Maringa, Paraná, Brazil.
authors.forename: Karina Bezerra
authors.initials: KB
authors.lastname: Salomão
authors.forename: Christiane Maria
authors.initials: CM
authors.lastname: Ayo
authors.forename: Valter Augusto
authors.initials: VA
authors.lastname: Della-Rosa
keywords: A1555G mutation; deafness; hearing loss; listeners; mitochondrial DNA
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