Article
Novel form of X-linked nonsyndromic hearing loss with cochlear malformation caused by a mutation in the type IV collagen gene COL4A6.
European journal of human genetics : EJHG - 1 Feb 2014
Rost Simone, Bach Elisa, Neuner Cordula, Nanda Indrajit, Dysek Sandra, Bittner Reginald E, Keller Alexander, Bartsch Oliver, Mlynski Robert, Haaf Thomas, Müller Clemens R, Kunstmann Erdmute
Abstract excerpt
Hereditary hearing loss is the most common human sensorineural disorder. Genetic causes are highly heterogeneous, with mutations detected in >40 genes associated with nonsyndromic hearing loss, to date. Whereas autosomal recessive and autosomal dominant inheritance is prevalent, X-linked forms of nonsyndromic hearing impairment are extremely rare. Here, we present a Hungarian three-generation family with X-linked...
Topics
- Amino Acid Sequence
- Animals
- Cells, Cultured
- Child, Preschool
- Cochlea
- Collagen Type IV
- DNA Mutational Analysis
- Deafness
- Female
- Gene Expression
