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. 2024 Oct 16;143(11):1379–1399. doi: 10.1007/s00439-024-02706-w

Table 4.

Results of questionnaires and assessment of medical records in affected subjects with IKZF2 variants

Family Subject Sex Agea (years) Age of HL onsetb Progressionc Use of hearing aids Risk factors for acquired HL DHI Other
W16-0482 II:2 M 56 45 years Yes Yes Antibiotic used; noise exposure 0 Tinnitus; positive family anamnesis for rheumatism
III:2 F N/a 15 years MD MD MD MD
W22-1907 II:3 F 62 12 years Yes Yes Recurrent ear infections 8 Tinnitus; symptoms of vertigo
II:4 M 53 18 years Yes Yes 0
III:1 M 39 Childhood Yes No Ear surgery (tubes); recurrent ear infections 2 Tinnitus; medical history of congenital choanal atresia on the left side
III:2 F 38 Childhood Yes No Antibiotic use; ear surgery (tubes) 14
III:3 M 36 Adolescence Yes No MD MD
W22-2757 II:2 M 59 32 years Yes Yes 0
III:1 F 43 3–4 years Yes MD MD MD
III:2 F 38 20–25 years Yes Yes MD MD

DHI, dizziness handicap inventory; F, female; HL, hearing loss; M, male; MD, missing data (applicable to retrospective assessment of medical records in case of uncompleted questionnaires); N/a, not applicable; y, years

aAge at completing questionnaire (not applicable in case of data retrieval from medical records)

bSelf-reported age of onset

cSelf-reported progression

dType of which unknown