Dominant hereditary nerve deafness.
A family of seventy-six members showing a dominant progressive nerve deafness is reported and compared with previously reported cases. It is suggested that the basic site of the lesion may be in the vascular system.
D003051:Cochlea / Q000098:blood supply; D003638:Deafness / Q000209:etiology / Q000235:genetics* / Q000503:physiopathology; D005260:Female; D005799:Genes, Dominant; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D010375:Pedigree; D000159:Vestibulocochlear Nerve / Q000503:physiopathology