ISSN:
1434-4726
Keywords:
Key words Genetic deafness
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DFNA2
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Sensorineural autosomal dominant
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Hearing impairment
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Chromosome 1p34
Source:
Springer Online Journal Archives 1860-2000
Topics:
Medicine
Notes:
Abstract We studied a Dutch family with DFNA2-linked progressive sensorineural hearing impairment (SNHI). Recent audiograms were obtained from 18 of the affected persons (age 7–81 years) and were used in a gene-linkage analysis. Linear regression analysis of the audiograms, using binaural mean thresholds, disclosed on average a descending slope of approximately 10 dB/octave at any age and an annual threshold increase at any frequency of about 0.7 dB/year. There may have been substantial congenital impairment at higher frequencies, but longitudinal analysis of hearing impairment in the youngest case, who was followed from age 5 years, suggested that the most significant changes in hearing may have occurred in the first two decades of life. Linkage analysis was carried out with special attention to the DFNA2 region because hearing trends were very similar to families previously linked to DFNA2. Linkage to DFNA2 was established with maximum lod scores of 4.7 and 3.2 for the flanking markers of the DFNA2 region (D1S432;MYCL1).
Type of Medium:
Electronic Resource
URL:
http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/PL00007511
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