Identification of a new locus for autosomal dominant non-syndromic hearing impairment (DFNA7) in a large Norwegian family |
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Authors: | Fagerheim T; Nilssen O; Raeymaekers P; Brox V; Moum T; Elverland HH; Teig E; Omland HH; Fostad GK; Tranebjaerg L |
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Institution: | Department of Medical Genetics, University Hospital of Tromso, Norway. |
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Abstract: | Hereditary hearing impairment affects about 1 in 1000 newborns. In most
cases hearing loss is non-syndromic with no other clinical features, while
in other families deafness is associated with specific clinical
abnormalities. Analysis of large families with non-syndromic and syndromic
deafness have been used to identify genes or gene locations that cause
hearing impairment. The present report describes a large Norwegian family
with autosomal dominant non-syndromic, progressive high tone hearing loss
with linkage to 1q21-q23. A maximum LOD score of 7.65 (theta = 0.00) was
obtained with the microsatellite marker D1S196. Analysis of recombinant
individuals maps the deafness gene (DFNA7) to a 22 cM region between D1S104
and D1S466. The region contains several attractive candidate genes. This
report supports the idea of extensive genetic heterogeneity in hereditary
hearing impairment and represents the first localization of a deafness gene
in a Norwegian family.
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