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A Dutch family with progressive sensorineural hearing impairment linked to the DFNA2 region.
European archives of oto-rhino-laryngology : official journal of the European Federation of Oto-Rhino-Laryngological Societies (EUFOS) : affiliated with the German Society for Oto-Rhino-Laryngology - Head and Neck Surgery - 1 Jan 2000
Ensink R J, Huygen P L, Van Hauwe P, Coucke P, Cremers C W, Van Camp G
Abstract excerpt
We studied a Dutch family with DFNA2-linked progressive sensorineural hearing impairment (SNHI). Recent audiograms were obtained from 18 of the affected persons (age 7-81 years) and were used in a gene-linkage analysis. Linear regression analysis of the audiograms, using binaural mean thresholds, disclosed on average a descending slope of approximately 10 dB/octave at any age and an annual threshold increase at...
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