MYO7A gene

the mutations of the gene are responsible for Usher type 1B syndrome, DFNB2, and DFNA11; located on 11q13.5; encodes unconventional myosin that moves actin filaments and maintains stereociliary integrity in cochlear inner and outer hair cells.

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Variants in MYO7A gene: Three common missense variation T>C/C (rs1052030, c.47T>C), C>A/A (rs948962, c.5860C>A), A>T/T (rs2276288, c.4996A>T) in MYO7A were found in both brothers (Table-I).

Table-II: Novel variation detected in EVC2, TH, and MYO7A genes in both brothers.

Novel deleterious mutation in MYO7A, TH and EVC2 in two Pakistani brothers with familial deafness

The MYO7A gene mutations have been reported as the cause of Usher syndrome type 1B (USH1B), a syndromic deafness combined with retinitis pigmentosa and vestibular abnormalities [12].

Genetic Etiology Study of Ten Chinese Families with Nonsyndromic Hearing Loss

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