Article
Phenotypic Heterogeneity in a DFNA20/26 family segregating a novel ACTG1 mutation.
BMC genetics - 1 Feb 2016
Yuan Yongyi, Gao Xue, Huang Bangqing, Lu Jingqiao, Wang Guojian, Lin Xi, Qu Yan, Dai Pu
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Genetic factors play an important role in hearing loss, contributing to approximately 60% of cases of congenital hearing loss. Autosomal dominant deafness accounts for approximately 20% of cases of hereditary hearing loss. Diseases with autosomal dominant inheritance often show pleiotropy, different degrees of penetrance, and variable expressivity. METHODS: A three-generation Chinese family with...
Read the complete abstract on PubMedTopics
Share this publication in a Topic to start or enrich a Post.
