A FGF3 mutation associated with differential inner ear malformation, microtia, and microdontia
- 30 November 2009
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Wiley in The Laryngoscope
- Vol. 120 (2), 359-364
- https://doi.org/10.1002/lary.20689
Abstract
Objectives/Hypothesis: Analysis of association between genotype and phenotype. Study Design: Prospective genetic study in a family. Methods: Auditory investigations, computer tomography, and genetic sequencing of the fibroblast growth factor 3 (FGF3) gene were performed on a Somali family presenting with autosomal recessive, hearing impairment, microdontia, and outer ear morphologies ranging from normal auricle development to microtia assessed as type 1 Weerda dysplasia in affected individuals. Results: Computed tomography imaging identified differential inter‐ and intraindividual malformations of the inner ear including labyrinth aplasia, development of a common cavity to the presence of a cochlear with 1.5 windings (Mondini malformation) in affected individuals, symptoms similar to those described as labyrinth aplasia, microtia, and microdontia (LAMM) syndrome, caused by mutations in FGF3. Genetic sequencing revealed the presence of a novel p.R95W missense mutation in FGF3 segregating with pathology. The p.R95W mutation substitutes a positively charged arginine for a polar tryptophan in the highly conserved RYLAM consensus of the β6 sheet of FGF3 that interacts with FGFR2. Conclusions: These findings describe, for the first time, variable inner ear malformations and outer ear dysplasia in the presence of constant microdontia, associated with homozygous inheritance of the p.R95W mutation in FGF3, mirroring phenotypes observed in mouse models ablating FGF3/FGFR2 signaling. Laryngoscope, 2010Keywords
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