We recently identified a WFS1 gene variant associated with a mild form of Wolfram syndrome in the Ashkenazi Jewish population. This WFS1 gene variant, WFS1 c.1672C>T (p.Arg558Cys) is prevalent in the Jewish population, and 1/30 Jewish people are carriers. We have deposited the data to the public database (https://www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1101/2021.11.07.467657v1). I have been extensively studying this variant and plan to establish a screening program for this variant in the Jewish population. I will discuss more this in my future blogs.
Fumi Urano