familial aminoglycoside ototoxicity

familial aminoglycoside ototoxicity

inherited susceptibility to sensory hearing loss upon administration of aminoglycoside antibiotics due to a mutation in the mitochondrial genome.

fa·mil·i·al a·mi·no·gly·co·side o·to·tox·i·ci·ty

(fă-mil'ē-ăl ă-mē'nō-glī'kō-sīd ō'tō-tok-sis'i-tē) Inherited susceptibility to sensory hearing loss on administration of aminoglycoside antibiotics due to a mutation in the mitochondrial genome.