title: Hypomelanosis of Ito and severe sensorineural deafness.
abstract: In this report we describe an 8-year-old boy of Algerian origin with profound sensorineural deafness and skin pigmentation anomalies consistent with the diagnosis of hypomelanosis of Ito. On the basis of this observation the etiologic heterogeneity of this condition is discussed.
authors.affiliation: Centre for Human Genetics, University of Leuven, Belgium.
authors.forename: J P
authors.initials: JP
authors.lastname: Fryns
authors.forename: A M
authors.initials: AM
authors.lastname: Dereymaeker
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Van Den Berghe
mesh_terms: D000015:Abnormalities, Multiple / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000235:genetics*; D002648:Child; D003638:Deafness / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000235:genetics*; D006801:Humans; D008607:Intellectual Disability / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000235:genetics*; D008297:Male; D009154:Mutation / Q000235:genetics; D010859:Pigmentation Disorders / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000235:genetics*; D013577:Syndrome