title: DFNB44, a novel autosomal recessive non-syndromic hearing impairment locus, maps to chromosome 7p14.1-q11.22.
abstract: The genetic etiology for many forms of hearing impairment (HI) is very diverse. Non-syndromic HI (NSHI) is one of the most heterogeneous traits known. Autosomal recessive forms of prelingual HI account for approximately 75% of hereditary cases. A novel autosomal recessive NSHI locus, DFNB44, was mapped to a 20.9 cM genetic interval on chromosome 7p14.1-q11.22, according to the Marshfield genetic map, in a consanguineous Pakistani family. Multipoint linkage analysis resulted in a maximum LOD score of 5.0 at marker D7S1818. The 3-unit support interval ranged from marker D7S2209 to marker D7S2435, spanning a 30.1 Mb region on the sequence-based physical map.
authors.affiliation: Department of Biological Sciences, Quaid-I-Azam University, Islamabad, Pakistan.
authors.forename: Muhammad
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Ansar
authors.forename: Maria H
authors.initials: MH
authors.lastname: Chahrour
authors.forename: Mohammad
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Amin Ud Din
authors.forename: Muhammad
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Arshad
authors.forename: Sayedul
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Haque
authors.forename: Thanh L
authors.initials: TL
authors.lastname: Pham
authors.forename: Kai
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Yan
authors.forename: Wasim
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Ahmad
authors.forename: Suzanne M
authors.initials: SM
authors.lastname: Leal
mesh_terms: D002897:Chromosomes, Human, Pair 7; D005260:Female; D005808:Genes, Recessive; D008040:Genetic Linkage; D034381:Hearing Loss / Q000235:genetics*; D006801:Humans; D008126:Lod Score; D008297:Male; D010375:Pedigree