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[From gene to disease; non-syndromic, autosomal dominant, low-frequency sensorineural hearing loss (DFNA6/14)]
R J Pennings1, K Cryns, P L Huygen
1Universitair Medisch Centrum St Radboud, afd. Keel-, Neus- en Oorheelkunde, Postbus 9101, 6500 HB Nijmegen. r.pennings@kno.umcn.nl
Abstract:
DFNA6/-14 is a nonsyndromic, autosomal dominant form of hearing impairment that is characterised by low-frequency sensorineural hearing loss, which in some cases is progressive. It is the only known form of dominantly inherited low-frequency hearing impairment in the Netherlands. It is caused by heterozygous non-inactivating mutations in the WFSI gene, which are also present in the Wolfram or DIDMOAD syndrome.
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