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. 2021 Aug 10;6(5):958–967. doi: 10.1002/lio2.633

TABLE 1.

Summary of hearing loss phenotype and gene expression profiles of the prevalent deafness genes

Length (bp)
Gene (OMIM) [NM No.] Locus (OMIM) Hearing loss phenotype in human Expression profiles in the cochlea Mouse model Hearing loss phenotype in mice Reference
GJB2 2290 DFNB1A Congenital mild to profound SCs Conditional Gjb2 KO mouse Moderate 12, 13, 14, 15, 16
[NM_004004.6] DFNA3A Late onset mild to moderate Tg Cx26 R75W Profound
STRC 5515 DFNB16 Congenital/childhood onset mild to moderate, nonprogressive Stereocilia of the OHC Strc −/− Progressive 17, 18
[NM_153700.2]
SLC26A4 4737 DFNB4 Congenital, high‐frequency, fluctuating Outer sulcus Pds −/− Profound 19, 20, 21, 22
[NM_000441.2] Spiral prominence epithelial cells Slc26a4 insufficient Fluctuating
TECTA 7353 DFNA12 Mild to moderate, mid‐ or high‐ frequency Tectorial membrane (None) 23, 24, 25
[NM_005422.4]
MYO15A 11 811 DFNB3 Congenital profound or late onset moderate to severe, progressive HCs Shaker‐2 Profound 26, 27, 28
[NM_016239.4]
MYO7A 7483 DFNA11 Late onset mild to severe, progressive HCs, cuticular plate, synaptic region Headbanger Low frequency 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34
[NM_000260.4] DFNB2, USH1B Congenital profound Shaker‐1 Progressive
USH2A 6372 USH2A Congenital moderate to severe Ankle link of the HCs Ush2a −/− Moderate, nonprogressive 35, 36, 37
[NM_007123.6]
CDH23 11 138 DFNB12 Moderate to profound, high‐frequency progressive Tip link of the HCs salsa, C57BL/6J Progressive 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43
[NM_022124.6] USH1D Congenital profound Waltzer Early‐onset profound
ADGRV1 19 557 USH2C High‐frequency Ankle link of the HCs CBA‐2ush/ush Severe 6, 44, 45
[NM_032119.4]
TMC1 5340 DFNA36 Postlingual progressive HCs Beethoven Progressive 46, 47, 48, 49
[NM_138691.3] DFNB7/11 Prelingual, severe to profound Baringo Early‐onset profound
PCDH15 6962 DFNB23 Prelingual profound Tip link of the HCs Ames waltzer Profound 38, 50, 51
[NM_033056.4] USH1F Prelingual profound
OTOF 7214 DFNB9 Congenital or prelingual severe to profound Synaptic vesicles of the IHC Otof −/− Profound 52, 53
[NM_194248.3]
TMPRSS3 2399 DFNB8/10 Congenital severe or postlingual progressive, high frequency HCs, SGNs Tmprss3 Y260X/Y260X Profound 54, 55, 56
[NM_024022.4]

Abbreviations: HC, hair cell; IHC, inner hair cell; KO, knockout; OHC, outer hair cell; SC, supporting cell; SGN, spiral ganglion neuron.