Phenotype: Deafness, autosomal recessive 4, with enlarged vestibular aqueduct


OMIM: 600791
Inheritance: Autosomal recessive
Classification: Diseases of the ear and mastoid process

Related informations: Orphanet    Gene Tests    Clinical Synopsis    Clinical Trials

SLC26A4 || c.1540C>A

Gene/Locus:    SLC26A4
Dna Change:    c.1540C>A
Protein Change:    p.Gln514Lys
Mutation Type:    Substitution
Mutation Effect:    Missense
Location:    exon 13
Transcript:    NM_000441.1

PopulationEthnic GroupRegionMutation FrquencyCoalescence TimeReference
SpainNANA17% of mutated alleles (5 patients/127patients)NAPera A et al., 2008Pera A, Villamar M, Viñuela A, Gandía M, Medà C, Moreno F, Hernández-Chico C, . A mutational analysis of the SLC26A4 gene in Spanish hearing-impaired families provides new insights into the genetic causes of Pendred syndrome and DFNB4 hearing loss.. Eur. J. Hum. Genet.. 2008; 16(8):888-96

References

Pera A, Villamar M, Viñuela A, Gandía M, Medà C, Moreno F, Hernández-Chico C, A mutational analysis of the SLC26A4 gene in Spanish hearing-impaired families provides new insights into the genetic causes of Pendred syndrome and DFNB4 hearing loss.Eur. J. Hum. Genet.. 2008; 16(8):888-96