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GENATLAS PHENOTYPE
last update : 27-01-2010
Symbol DFN2
Location Xq22.3
HGNC id 2775
Name deafness, neurosensorineural congenital
Corresponding gene PRPS1
Other symbol(s) DFNX5
Main clinical features profound, stable, postlingual nonsyndromic hearing impairment
Genetic determination sex linked
Function/system disorder ear
Type disease
Mechanism(s)
Gene mutationChromosome rearrangementEffectComments
missense   abnormal protein/loss of function  
Remark(s)
  • changes are within functional domains of PRPS1 and thereby alter protein function (Liu 2009)