TBL1Y: a new gene involved in syndromic hearing loss

Eur J Hum Genet. 2019 Mar;27(3):466-474. doi: 10.1038/s41431-018-0282-4. Epub 2018 Oct 19.

Abstract

Hereditary hearing loss (HHL) is an extremely heterogeneous disorder with autosomal dominant, recessive, and X-linked forms. Here, we described an Italian pedigree affected by HHL but also prostate hyperplasia and increased ratio of the free/total PSA levels, with the unusual and extremely rare Y-linked pattern of inheritance. Using exome sequencing we found a missense variant (r.206A>T leading to p.Asp69Val) in the TBL1Y gene. TBL1Y is homologous of TBL1X, whose partial deletion has described to be involved in X-linked hearing loss. Here, we demonstrate that it has a restricted expression in adult human cochlea and prostate and the variant identified induces a lower protein stability caused by misfolded mutated protein that impairs its cellular function. These findings indicate that TBL1Y could be considered a novel candidate for HHL.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Adolescent
  • Adult
  • Aged
  • Aged, 80 and over
  • Cochlea / metabolism
  • Female
  • Genetic Diseases, Y-Linked / genetics*
  • Genetic Diseases, Y-Linked / pathology
  • Hearing Loss / genetics*
  • Hearing Loss / pathology
  • Humans
  • Male
  • Middle Aged
  • Mutation, Missense
  • Pedigree
  • Prostate / metabolism
  • Prostatic Hyperplasia / genetics*
  • Prostatic Hyperplasia / pathology
  • Protein Stability
  • Syndrome
  • Transducin / genetics*
  • Transducin / metabolism

Substances

  • TBL1Y protein, human
  • Transducin