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. 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%)
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%)