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Objective   Mutations in GJB2, SLC26A4, and mitochondrial (mt)DNA 12S rRNA genes are the main cause of nonsyndromic hearing impairment. The present study analyzed these mutations in ethnic minority and Han Chinese patients with nonsyndromic hearing impairment from Qinghai, China.Methods   The SNPscan assay was used to analyze mutation spectra and frequencies in the two patient groups.Results   GJB2 mutations were detected in 9.5% (20/210) of minority patients and 20.88% (48/230) of Han Chinese patients. The most common Han Chinese GJB2 variants were c.235delC and c.299_300delAT, whereas c.235delC and c.109G &gt; A were the most prevalent in minority patients. SLC26A4 mutations were detected in 5.71% (12/210) of minority patients and 14.35% (33/230) of Han Chinese patients, and mtDNA 12S rRNA mutations were detected in 4.28% (9/210) of minority patients and 9.13% (21/230) of Han Chinese patients.Conclusions   These data indicate that the mutation frequencies of three deafness-associated genes were significantly higher in Han Chinese patients than in minority patients. Moreover, the GJB2 mutation spectrum was shown to differ between these two patient groups.

Genetic mutations in patients with nonsyndromic hearing impairment of minority and Han Chinese ethnicities in Qinghai, China