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Phenocopies for Deafness and Goiter Development in a Large Inbred Brazilian Kindred with Pendred’s Syndrome Associated with a Novel Mutation in the PDS Gene¹

Division of Endocrinology, Metabolism & Molecular Medicine (P.K., O.K.A. L.S., T.K., J.L.J.), Department of Preventive Medicine (J.D.)², Northwestern University, Chicago, USA; Unidade de Tiroide, Hospital das Clinicas, University of Sao Paulo Medical School, Sao Paulo, Brazil (H.C., C.L.S.S., G.M.N.).

Address correspondence and requests for reprints to: Peter Kopp, M.D., Division of Endocrinology, Metabolism and Molecular Medicine, Northwestern University, Tarry 15, 303 Chicago Avenue, Chicago, Illinois 60611. E-mail: p-kopp{at}nwu.edu

Pendred’s syndrome is an autosomal recessive disease characterized by goiter, impaired iodide organification, and congenital sensorineural deafness. The gene mutated in Pendred’s syndrome, PDS (Pendred’s syndrome gene), was cloned very recently and encodes the putative sulfate transporter pendrin. Pendred’s syndrome may account for up to 10% of the cases with hereditary hearing loss, and pendrin mutations have also been found in a kindred with non-syndromic deafness. In this study, 41 individuals from a large, highly inbred pedigree from Northeastern Brazil were examined for features of Pendred’s syndrome. Linkage studies and sequence analysis of the coding region of the PDS gene were performed with DNA from 36 individuals. The index patient, with the classical triad of deafness, positive perchlorate test, and goiter, was found to be homozygous for a deletion of thymidine 279 in exon 3, resulting in a frameshift and a premature stop codon at amino acid 96. This alteration resulted in truncation of the protein in the first transmembrane domain. Two other patients with deafness were found to be homozygous for this mutation; 19 were heterozygous and 14 were homozygous for the wild type allele. Surprisingly, 6 deaf individuals in this kindred were not homozygous for the PDS gene mutation; 3 were heterozygous and 3 were homozygous for the wild type allele, suggesting a probable distinct genetic cause for their deafness. All 3 homozygous individuals for the PDS mutation had goiters. However, goiters were also found in 10 heterozygous individuals and in 6 individuals without the PDS mutation and are most likely caused by iodine deficiency. In conclusion, we identified a novel mutation in the PDS gene causing Pendred’s syndrome. The comparison of phenotype and genotype reveals, however, that phenocopies generated by distinct environmental and/or genetic causes are present in this kindred and that the diagnosis of Pendred’s syndrome may be difficult without molecular analysis.

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