deafness autosomal recessive type 8
deafness autosomal recessive type 8
An autosomal recessive form (OMIM:601072) of sensorineural hearing loss caused by damage to the neural receptors of the inner ear, the nerve pathways to the brain, or the auditory cortex.Molecular pathology
Defects in TMPRSS3, which encodes a putative serine protease that acts as a permissive factor for cochlear hair cell survival, cause deafness autosomal recessive type 8.