Research Article

Targeted Next-Generation Sequencing Identifies Separate Causes of Hearing Loss in One Deaf Family and Variable Clinical Manifestations for the p.R161C Mutation in SOX10

Table 1

Summary of clinical findings in patients with SOX10 c.481C>T (p.R161C) mutation.

PatientIV-1III-1II-1Marcos et al.[32]Bademci et al.[41]

Age7 y34 y60 yn.d.9 y; 11 y
GenderFMFn.d.F; M
Hearing loss/inner ear imaging
 Hearing lossProfoundProfoundn.d.Profound
 Abnormal semicircular canalPost. SCC dilatationNANAn.d.n.d.
Pigmentation defects
 Pigmentary disturbances of irisn.d.n.d.
 Iris heterochromian.d.n.d.
 Skin depigmentationn.d.n.d.
 White forelock++n.d.n.d.
 Premature graying++n.d.n.d.
Eye anomalies
 Telecanthusn.d.n.d.
 Retinal pigmentation defectn.d.n.d.
Gastrointestine
 Constipationn.d.n.d.
 Hirschsprung diseasen.d.n.d.
Hypogonadotropic hypogonadism+n.d.
 Delayed pubertyNA+n.d.
Anosmia or severe hyposmia+n.d.
Genetic
SOX10 mutationc.481C>Tc.481C>Tc.481C>Tc.481C>Tc.481C>T

n.d.: not described; NA: not applicable; y: year.