Article
Inherited susceptibility to aminoglycoside ototoxicity: genetic heterogeneity and clinical implications.
American journal of otolaryngology - 1 Jan 2000
Casano R A, Johnson D F, Bykhovskaya Y, Torricelli F, Bigozzi M, Fischel-Ghodsian N
Abstract excerpt
PURPOSE: Aminoglycoside-induced ototoxicity appears to have a genetic susceptibility in some individuals, and the A1555G mutation in the mitochondrial 12S ribosomal RNA gene has been shown to be responsible for this susceptibility in all familial cases. An Italian family with 5 family members who became deaf after aminoglycoside exposure presented to us, and molecular analysis excluded the A1555G mutation. The...
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