Article
A novel TECTA mutation causes ARNSHL.
International journal of pediatric otorhinolaryngology - 1 Jan 2017
Asgharzade Samira, Tabatabaiefar Mohammad Amin, Modarressi Mohammad Hossein, Ghahremani Mohammad Hossein, Reiisi Somayeh, Tahmasebi Parisa, Abdollahnejad Fatemeh, Chaleshtori Morteza Hashemzadeh
Abstract excerpt
OBJECTIVE: Autosomal recessive nonsyndromic hearing loss (ARNSHL) is a genetically heterogeneous sensorineural disorder. Alpha-tectorin, which is encoded by the TECTA gene, is a non-collagenous component of the tectorial membrane in the inner ear defect of which leads to moderate to severe hearing loss (HL). METHODS: 25 unrelated Iranian multiplex ARNSHL families, negative for GJB2 mutations, were recruited in...
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