. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2014 Jan 10.

Published in final edited form as: J Med Genet. 2013 Jun 26;50(9):10.1136/jmedgenet-2013-101749. doi: 10.1136/jmedgenet-2013-101749

Table 2.

Clinical Characteristics for 100 Individuals with Apparent Genetic Deafness.

Demographic	Category	n (%)
Sex	Male	44 (45%)
Sex	Female	54 (55%)

Inheritance	Presumed Autosomal Recessive	39 (39%)
	Autosomal Dominant	29 (29%)
	Sporadic	32 (32%)

Age Of Onset	Congenital	53 (53%)
	Childhood (<18 Years)	34 (34%)
	Adult (>18 Years)	9 (9%)

Type Of Hearing Loss	Mild-Moderate	42 (43%)
	Severe-Profound	49 (50%)
	Asymmetric	7 (7%)

Previous Testing	No Testing	71 (71%)
	GJB2/GJB6 Testing	19 (19%)
	Other Gene Testing	6 (6%)
	GJB2/GJB6 and Another Gene Testing	4 (4%)