Meatal atresia and hearing loss. Autosomal dominant and autosomal recessive inheritance.
Thirty-six ears of 33 patients with a type II unilateral or bilateral meatal atresia were accepted for reconstructive surgery. Five families of these patients had a history of congenital aural atresia. In one the father and his son had unilateral microtia. Four families counted 2 affected sibs each. The autosomal dominant and autosomal recessive patterns of inheritance are discussed.
D003638:Deafness / Q000235:genetics*; D004423:Ear / Q000002:abnormalities* / Q000601:surgery; D005260:Female; D005799:Genes, Dominant; D005808:Genes, Recessive; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male