Research Article

Identification of TMPRSS3 as a Significant Contributor to Autosomal Recessive Hearing Loss in the Chinese Population

Table 2

Clinical features and TMPRSS3 mutation combinations of affected family members identified in the present study and our previous study.

Family numberMutation 1Mutation 2Patient numberPhenotypeAge of onsetProgressionVertigo

FH1523c.36delC (p.Pro12fs)c.916G>A (p.Ala306Thr)1Downsloping audiogram configuration with impairment of the low frequencies except 125 Hz at 3 years of ageNewbornYesNo
c.316C>T (p.Arg106Cys)c.916G>A (p.Ala306Thr)5Downsloping audiogram configuration with normal threshold of the low frequencies at 50 years of age
Flat audiogram configuration with thresholds of about 80 dB at over 60 years of age
20–30 yoYesNo
6519c.916G>A (p.Ala306Thr)1Moderate slope audiogram configuration with normal threshold of 250 Hz at 3 years of age3 yoYesNo
6932c.323-6G>Ac.916G>A (p.Ala306Thr)1Downsloping audiogram configuration with normal hearing threshold of 125 Hz and 256 Hz at 14 years of age9 yoYesNo
8082c.809T>A (p.Ile270Asn)c.916G>A (p.Ala306Thr)1Downsloping audiogram configuration with impairment of the low frequencies at a very young age3 yoYesNo
10706c.1250G>A (p.Gly417Glu)c.916G>A (p.Ala306Thr)2Flat audiogram configuration with thresholds of about 90 dB at 8 years of age2 yoYesNo
8961c.1204G>A (p.Gly402Arg)c.916G>A (p.Ala306Thr)1Flat audiogram configuration with average PTA is are over 90 dB at 6 yo2 yoYesNo
M234c.1151T>G (p.Met384Arg)c.1244T>C (p.Leu415Ser)2Flat audiogram configuration with average PTA is over 90 dB at 27 yo
Downsloping audiogram configuration with impairment of the low frequencies at 35 yo
3 yoYesNo