nonsyndromic deafness

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Related to nonsyndromic deafness: autosomal recessive hearing loss

nonsyndromic deafness

Any form of hereditary hearing impairment caused by one of many genetic mutations, e.g., in somatic, mitochondrial, or X-linked genes.

See also: deafness

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For a long time, investigators considered mapping of nonsyndromic deafness genes an impossible task, notes Richard Smith of the University of Iowa in Iowa City, who maintains a World Wide Web site that tracks the field's progress (the hereditary hearing loss home page at http://dnalab-www.

The first major break in the hunt for nonsyndromic deafness genes came when Pedro E.

Genes of silence: scientists track down a slew of mutated genes that cause deafness

Mutations in a novel cochlear gene cause DFNA9, a human nonsyndromic deafness with vestibular dysfunction.

Identification of Two Disease-causing Genes TJP2 and GJB2 in a Chinese Family with Unconditional Autosomal Dominant Nonsyndromic Hereditary Hearing Impairment

The autosomal recessive nonsyndromic deafness locus DFNB72 is located on chromosome 19p133.

Mapping of a novel autosomal recessive nonsyndromic deafness locus (DFNB46) to chromosome 18p1132-p1131.

Non-syndromic Autosomal Recessive Deafness in Pakistani Population: Epidemiology and Genetics