Article
Whole Exome Sequencing Identified a Novel Mutation in the LOXHD1 Gene in Consanguineous Iranian Families With Hearing Loss.
Journal of clinical laboratory analysis - 1 Sept 2026
Katiraei Solmaz Hassani Fard, Gholami Milad, Soosanabadi Mohsen, Entezam Mona, Dastgheib Seyed Alireza
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Hearing loss is one of the most common sensory disorders caused by genetic and environmental factors. Autosomal recessive non-syndromic hearing loss (ARNSHL) is extremely heterogeneous, with over 100 genes known to be involved. Hearing loss can result from mutations in the LOXHD1 gene, which codes a highly conserved protein known as lipoxygenase and is located at 18q21.1. Despite the association...
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- Humans
- Consanguinity
- Female
- Iran
- Pedigree
- Exome Sequencing
- Male
