Discovery of MYH14 as an important and unique deafness gene causing prelingually severe autosomal dominant non ‐syndromic hearing loss

ConclusionsHerein, we report that MYH14 can manifest as non‐syndromic prelingual severe SNHL in an AD fashion in Koreans. Our study suggests that further genetic studies of similar patients should consider MYH14 as a causative gene, and cochlear implantation during infant or early childhood should be indicated for these patients with certain MYH14 pathogenic variants.

Source: The Journal of Gene Medicine - December 31, 2016 Category: Genetics & Stem Cells Authors: Bong Jik Kim, Ah Reum Kim, Jin Hee Han, Chung Lee, Doo Yi Oh, Byung Yoon Choi Tags: RESEARCH ARTICLE Source Type: research