Article
Frequency and clinical features of patients with sensorineural hearing loss associated with the A3243G mutation of the mitochondrial DNA in otorhinolaryngic clinics.
Journal of human genetics - 1 Jan 2001
Nagata H, Kumahara K, Tomemori T, Arimoto Y, Isoyama K, Yoshida K, Konno A
Abstract excerpt
The A3243G mutation of the mitochondrial gene is a cause of maternally inherited diabetes and deafness. The aim of this study was to evaluate the frequency and clinical features of this mutation in patients with sensorineural hearing loss (SNHL) in otorhinolaryngic clinics. The frequency of the A3243G mutation in 230 patients with SNHL was 1.74% (4/230). Three of the four patients had diabetes mellitus (DM) and...
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