Hereditary deafness is a genetically heterogeneous phenotype and, to date, more than 100 genomic loci have been implicated in DFNB. DFNB21 is known to be manifested due to causal mutations in the gene coding for the alpha-tectorin protein.
Diseases of the ear and mastoid process
Other disorders of ear
Autosomal recessive
11q23.3
Hereditary deafness is a genetically heterogeneous phenotype and, to date, more than 100 genomic loci have been implicated in DFNB. DFNB21 is known to be manifested due to causal mutations in the gene coding for the alpha-tectorin protein.