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  • Title: Homozygous Missense Variants in FOXI1 and TMPRSS3 Genes Associated with Non-syndromic Deafness in Moroccan Families.
    Author: AitRaise I, Amalou G, Bakhchane A, Bousfiha A, Abdelghaffar H, Majida C, Bonnet C, Petit C, Barakat A.
    Journal: Biochem Genet; 2024 Jun; 62(3):1914-1924. PubMed ID: 37777971.
    Abstract:
    One of the most prevalent sensorineural disorders, autosomal recessive non-syndromic hearing loss (ARNSHL) which can affect all age groups, from the newborn (congenital) to the elderly (presbycusis). Important etiologic, phenotypic, and genotypic factors can cause deafness. So far, the high genetic variability that explains deafness makes molecular diagnosis challenging. In Morocco, the GJB2 gene is the primary cause of non-syndromic hereditary deafness, while the existence of a variant in the LRTOMT gene is the second cause of this condition. After excluding these two frequently occurring GJB2 and LRTOMT variants, whole-exome sequencing was carried out in two Moroccan consanguineous families with hearing loss. As a result, two novel variants in the TMPRSS3 (c.1078G>A, p. Ala 360Thr) and FOXI1 (c.6C>G, p. Ser 2Arg) genes have been discovered in deaf patients and the pathogenic effect has been anticipated by several bioinformatics and molecular modeling systems. For the first time, these variants are identified in the Moroccan population, showing the population heterogeneity and demonstrating the value of the WES in hearing loss diagnosis.
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