hereditary nonsyndromic hearing loss

Genetics

• autosomal recessive or autosomal dominant
• associated with defects in GJB2 (connexin-26) & GJB6 (connexin-30)

Clinical manifestations

see sensorineural hearing loss

Laboratory

• GJB2 gene mutation
• GJB6 gene mutation

More general terms

• sensorineural hearing loss
• familial deafness

Additional terms

• GJB2 (connexin-26) gene mutation
• GJB6 gene mutation; connexin-30 gene mutation